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Sir George Howarth obituary

Veteran Labour MP and minister who represented the constituency where he was born for 38 years

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley

Despite high needs, the Merseyside borough has more youth work ‘black holes’ than any other local authority in England

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

I went home, to one of Labour’s safest seats, and it felt like a newly minted Reform constituency

Knowsley is a Labour stronghold. But judging by the polls and the people I spoke to, the messages of the right are truly cutting through, says deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

Four men guilty of violent disorder at Merseyside asylum-seeker protest

Police van set on fire at clash last year outside Knowsley hotel housing 163 men awaiting asylum decisions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Knowsley asylum hotel riot accused says he went to join ‘peaceful protest’

Brian McPadden, 61, denies throwing any of missiles that injured police officers, or setting fire to a police van

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024

Boy, 15, sentenced over violence at asylum hotel in Merseyside

Non-custodial punishment for teenager who admitted taking part in disturbances in Knowsley

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

Eight men and two boys face court over disorder outside hotel for asylum seekers

A demonstration was held outside the Suites Hotel on Ribblers Lane in Knowsley, Merseyside, on February 10.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

Mum of Ashley Dale thanks daughter's colleagues for moving tribute

Those who worked with the 28-year-old at Knowsley Council reached out to her family with an idea

Liverpool Echo · Jul 13, 2023

Owners of stalled Knowsley estates could be given deadline to finish building

The council has previously prosecuted the company for failing to deal with rubbish building up at the sites

Liverpool Echo · Jul 7, 2023

Women in Merseyside area are most likely in UK to die young

The situation has got worse in recent years

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2023