Liverpool Live

Explorer, adventurer, and former British Army officer, Levison Wood sat down with Mick Coyle to talk about his forthcoming Echo Arena Auditorium show, 'Journeys through the Badlands and Beyond'. Catch Levison at the Echo Arena Auditorium, Nov. 3rd. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @LevisonWood on Twitter. Originally broadcast 25th October 2018. Produced by Lizzi Doyle & John Fogarty.

Ahead of her debate in Westminster Hall on the state of poverty in Liverpool, Wavertree MP Luciana Berger joins Mick Coyle, as she sets out how bad just how bad things have gotten, particular for society's most vulnerable members. Follow @MrMickCoyle & @RadioCityTalk on Twitter. Luciana Berger can be found @lucianaberger. Produced by John Fogarty. Originally broadcast 24th October, 2018.

Mick Coyle is joined by the team from Claire House to hear about their new hospice in Liverpool. The #EveryDyingChild campaign is hoping to raise £14m for their new centre in West Derby. Find all the details on [www.clairehouse.org.uk](http://www.clairehouse.org.uk). Hannah Shannon, Lesley Fellows and Hayley Smallman spoke to Mick live in the Radio City Talk studios. Follow @clairehouse and @mrmickcoyle on Twitter.

Head of Welfare for City of Liverpool FC, Mike Caulfied, was alongside Owen Cotterell from State of Mind sport, to talk about their upcoming mental health event at the Purps home game vs Ashton this weekend. Chasing the Stigma and State of Mind are the two dedicated charities for the day and will be holding a bucket collection to support both organisations. The players will wear warm up t-shirts which will carry a positive message "It's OK not to be OK" and they are also planning to hold a balloon release immediately prior to kick off of 50 purple balloons each carrying a card with a positive message and also resources that could be used by anyone who feels that they need support with their mental health. There will also be a safe space provided for anyone who may want to talk in more depth about their mental health.

Chief Executive of The Women's Organisation, Maggie O'Carroll, was alongside Mick Coyle to talk about the roll out of Universal Credit in  Merseyside. Maggie was involved in a study looking at the impacts of Universal Credit on the region and who it will affect the most.  She also reacted to the question by Frank Field in parliament in regards to women turning to sex work as they can't afford to live.

Bob Eaton, Royal Court favourite and writer & Director of Lennon, has written a brand new musical about one of Liverpool’s most legendary characters. Maggie May – The Musical is set in Liverpool before the outbreak of the second world war. It tells the story of the girl from the traditional Liverpool folk song about the girl who used her looks and charm to prey on sailors and empty their pockets. Cheryl Fergison, best known for her role in Eastenders as Heather Trott, is one of its stars, she came in to talk about the production taking place in the Royal Court from 12th October - 10th November.

Mick was joined by the British Legion on Liverpool Live to talk about their play "Unspoken". The production, presented by "Bravo 22 Company" which is a recovery through the arts programme, is performed by military veterans and is currently touring the UK. One of the case members, "Griff", told Mick about his time in the military and why he has decided to be involved in the production. He was alongside Bill Martin from the Royal British Legion who also spoke about the importance of projects like this and the upcoming fundraisers they have for the charity.

Mick Coyle was joined by Everton centre half on the show to talk about the blues start to the season, competition for first place in the back four and his relationship with former Director of Football, Steve Walsh.

The team at Teenage Cancer Trust joined Mick Coyle on Liverpool Live to talk about raising awareness of leukaemia after the death of 23 year old Liverpool mum, Kirsten Hawksey. Kirsten's family have set up "Kirsten's Wish" to tell her story and how to spot the signs of Leukaemia early on and the work Teenage Cancer Trust have done to help Kirsten and her family since her death on Christmas Day 2017. Kirsten's Auntie, Kellie, and her best friend, Lydia, were alongside Miriam Goodall from Teenage Cancer Trust to talk about the charity and how young people can get involved today. WAYS TO GET INVOLVED: If you know of anyone that knows of a local secondary school that could be interested in receiving a free education talk from Teenage Cancer Trust to register their interest via the website. www.teenagecancertrust.org/education  They are also looking to raise awareness in the region and get fundraising support from individuals and companies. You can contact them via the website (www.teenagecancertrust.org/supp

The family of a Merseyside teenager killed in the Manchester Arena attack have launched a charity in her memory.  15 year old Megan Hurley was among the 22 people who lost their lives in the terror attack last year . Megan's brother Bradley told our reporter, Adam Phillips, about "The Megan Hurley Foundation" and how it aims to provide support for self employed families who have lost a loved one.

Mick Coyle was joined by Liverpool Mum and campaigner Frances Molloy to give an update on the "Tyred" campaign. Frances' son Michael was killed in the Bestival coach crash in 2012 and she is now fighting to change the law on tyres older than 10 years being used on commercial vehicles. She told Mick how she is expecting a meeting with the transport minister on October 18th and what she hopes to achieve in the talks.

Red Box is a scheme to get sanitary products to girls that need them for NO cost. They operate across different parts of the country, and have branches across the North West including Prescot and Whiston. Karl Duvall and his wife are volunteers for Red Box, and take products into schools so that girls don’t have to miss classes because of so-called “period poverty”. He joined Mick Coyle to talk about the work they do, and the impact it makes. One school even reported a 2% increase in attendance based purely on access to sanitary wear. The project is always looking for donations and volunteers and you can find out more via www.redboxproject.org

Liverpool Live regular and local fundraiser, George McKane, told Mick Coyle about his battle with prostate cancer and his upcoming heart operation. George wants to raise awareness of men's health and encourage other men to regularly check on their health.

Jeremy Corbyn joined Mick Coyle on Liverpool Live from the Granby Four Streets project in Toxteth. The Labour leader was in town for the Labour Party conference and he gave his views on community initiatives such as Granby and Fans Supporting Foodbanks. He also spoke about the ongoing situation with the Royal Hospital and highlighting the importance of mental health.

Shadow Health Secretary, Jon Ashworth MP, joined Mick Coyle on Liverpool Live to call on the government to take action on the Royal Hospital. The government have been accused of not stepping in to save the hospital which has stalled due to the collapse of construction company Carillion. The Shadow Health Secretary told Mick it was an "absolute shambles".

Walton MP, Dan Carden, joined Mick Coyle on Liverpool Live to talk through various issues he has been dealing with in Parliament and on a constituency level. Topics included the news that the Royal Hospital might have only two weeks left to be saved and what can be done to save it. Also, Brexit, Universal Credit, Anfield stadium events and the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

Liverpool legend Crissy Rock joined Mick Coyle to talk about her new book "Scouse, Choppers & Space Hoppers" The book is described as a "childhood and youth-hood nostalgia memoir recalling Liverpool in the 1960s and 70s" and looks at all different aspects of family life, Beatle mania and much more. Crissy's book is being launched at a lunch on the 28th September for Cash For Kids.

At the moment, Claire House isn’t reaching all the children it needs to across the North West, which is why they are building a second Hospice in Liverpool. The Mowgli Trust Dog Show will raise vital funds and awareness for Claire House but this is only possible with your support. The Dog Show will take place on the 23rd September at Claremont Farm on the Wirral. Nisha Katona from Mowgli, Andy Pimbley from Claremont Farm and Dan Halliday from Claire House joined Mick Coyle to talk about the event, alongside Johnny Bongo who will be the compère for the show. You can buy your tickets for the event here: https://www.ticketquarter.co.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=mowgli-trust&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=

The #KnivesDownBikesUp movement was started by Blaen Roberts, 21 from Kirkby, who created an Instagram page to arrange "rideouts" with youths to help prevent knife crime The group ride their bikes from the city centre every Sunday to places like Crosby, Freshfields, Southport etc. and can have numbers up to 130 riders from around the city and also the country. Blaen told Mick Coyle how he hopes it keeps young people off the streets by getting out on their bikes on a weekly basis and how he educates the teens about the dangers of gang and knife crime.

The Owen McVeigh Foundation is hosting a family fun day at David Lloyd Knowsley this Saturday. The day features a host of activities for people young and old, and there’s even a live performance from Jamie Webster. It gets underway from 10.30am – and tickets cost a fiver for adults, £2.50 for kids. The Foundation was set up in Owen’s name after he lost his battle with leukaemia. Dad Mark McVeigh and Sean Mangan from David Lloyd joined Mick Coyle on Radio City Talk to tell us more about the event.