Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Newcastle RNLI bids farewell to last operational Mersey class lifeboat

Volunteers at Newcastle RNLI have today (11 January) bid farewell to the last operational Mersey class lifeboat in the ...
Belfast Live on MSN

RNLI volunteers bid farewell to last operational Mersey class lifeboat in the charity’s fleet

Earlier today, volunteers at Newcastle RNLI have bid farewell to the last operational Mersey class lifeboat in the charity’s ...
Liverpool Echo

Where does the River Mersey end and where does it pass through?

It lends its name to our county, but the River Mersey is not restricted to the borders of Merseyside. Stretching for around 70 miles across the North West of England, the river formed part of the ...
BBC

Liverpool: First new ferry across the Mersey to be built in 60 years

Ferries have been crossing the River Mersey for more than 800 years A new ferry which will run across the River Mersey is to be built for the first time in 60 years. Liverpool City Region mayor Steve ...
The Independent

The Mersey – the river at the heart of Liverpool history

In a 1976 play Alan Bleasdale had a scene in which a gang of Liverpool dockers accidentally let a crate of tinned food fall from a crane and into the river. "Oh well, at least there's salmon back in ...