The term ‘Merseyside’ was coined around the end of the 19th century. In the county reorganisation of 1974 it became the official name for the area that encompassed the boroughs of Birkenhead, Bootle,

An old man lives at the bottom of my garden. His name is Robert Barkus, or Bakehouse, or Bagust. Nobody is quite sure. But I often sense him around when I’m gardening, and I’ve found out a fair bit ab

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

The imagination muscle WOULD you move ...

Even the smallest, quietest places have stories to tell, and they are best told on foot. Like the one in this small, quiet place in the East Midlands, which forged the most honest war writer of them all.

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about