Danny Rigg
Liverpool Echo
United Kingdom
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Woman had 'feeling' something was wrong before devastating diagnosis
"I'd been trying for a baby. I wasn't expecting that something else would be there in my pelvis." → Read More
Pioneering surgeon who saved thousands was 'lucky to be in Liverpool'
Averil Mansfield was the first woman to become a vascular surgeon in the UK → Read More
Mystery of why people go missing and are never seen again
Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK according to Missing People → Read More
'Our future was unemployment, so we marched': month hundreds left Liverpool for London
Hundreds marched from Liverpool to London where more than 100,000 people gathered to demand an end to unemployment in 1981. The March for Jobs was "one of the biggest rallies in post-war Britain until the anti-Iraq War marches", according to labour historian Greig Campbell. But the "incredible story" has gone largely untold, which Greig hopes to change with £70k in National Lottery Heritage… → Read More
Red flag signs of one of deadliest cancers for women
It's one of the most common cancers in the UK, with 7,500 people diagnosed each year → Read More
Mum couldn't afford to shop in Primark until 'absolute heroes' came to aid
Janette, 52, struggled after losing her job - until she met two "absolute heroes" → Read More
Seven healthy habits to cut dementia risk
The new research offers guidance for preventing a condition affecting roughly 900,000 people and rising in the UK → Read More
Merseyside building is biggest in UK
One building in Merseyside has the largest footprint of any building in the UK. The Jaguar Land Rover plant in Halewood spans 347,399 square metres, giving it the biggest footprint in the UK if covered walkways aren't included. If they are, its position is taken by the company's factory in Solihull in the West Midlands, according to analysis by Alasdair Rae, a former urban studies professor and… → Read More
'This road was beautiful once, now we've just got Asda'
One person said the street has a bad reputation but "you have to live here to know it" → Read More
12 gorgeous dogs needing homes in Merseyside
Dogs Trust Merseyside is taking in more bull breeds than possibly ever before → Read More
Signs and symptoms of scabies and how to get rid of them
Scabies are known as 'the seven year itch' due to how persistent the infection is → Read More
Woman 'humiliated' when station staff approached her
The passenger said "it's unlikely that I will ever travel with Merseyrail again" → Read More
Signs of bedbugs and how to get rid of them
Bedbugs can be a nuisance, and they're hard to get rid of → Read More
'Mersey goldish' and 11,000 hours of sewage in the River
Five locations pumped raw sewage into the Mersey for a combined 11,000 hours in 2021 → Read More
City street with 'village feel' once visited by Princess Diana
Life is "like a Sunday afternoon" on a formerly "dilapidated and scruffy" street once visited by Princess Diana. Despite being just a few hundred feet from Liverpool Women's Hospital and the traffic of Upper Parliament Street, Falkner Square is peaceful. The white rows of three storey Georgian houses surround a park where Rossie is walking his dog, Kim Beecroft sits journalling on a bench, and… → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn to attend Liverpool demo to say refugees are welcome in Merseyside
Event on Saturday to be run alongside petition signed by hundreds → Read More
Man given devastating diagnosis after fizzy drink 'hurt going down' throat
James Robinson was described as a much loved dad and talented artist → Read More
Man went for drinks with boss days before dying of 'silent killer'
James Robinson was 44 when he died of one of the deadliest cancers → Read More
Man who had 'never been sick' given three weeks to live after noticing 'purple spots'
Harry Simpson, 27, sees every day as "a new challenge" → Read More
Business booming at shops selling 'grandma's wedding ring'
"Everyone has a story to tell" in the pawn shops where business is booming. Chris Brown, the 52-year-old director of Christopher Brown Jewellers, is a sixth generation pawnbroker, often called the world's second oldest profession. He has eight stores across the North of England, including Brown & Gold on Park Road, Toxteth, where he sells anything from Rolex watches to Xbox games and even… → Read More