Tom Dunn - Journalist

Tom Dunn - Journalist

LBC reporter based in Liverpool - Covering all breaking news across the North West of England

07/01/2022

The Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region will co-host the event today which will feature speeches from Hillsborough families, Grenfell survivors, former Prime Ministers and many more....Steve Rotheram also survived the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and has been fighting for justice ever since

07/01/2022

A campaign launches today where families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster will be joined by families of the Manchester Arena bombing and Grenfell Tower Disaster to call for a law that would give families more access to legal support when taking on powerful groups....Steve Kelly lost his brother Michael in 1989

13/07/2021

My report today with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC regarding Long Covid in children

23/06/2021

Five years on from Brexit and it’s still the most divisive issue that divides the UK

SME’s like Cheshire Cheese Company are now struggling to do trade and some are even scrapping wholesale trade with the EU as the expense is so much greater than it was pre 2016

I went along to the Hartington Creamery in Derbyshire to meet the MD Simon Spurrell to discuss what life has been like since

12/05/2021

My report for LBC from the Etihad stadium today after Manchester City won a fifth Premier League title last night

21/04/2021

My report from outside Anfield for LBC this morning as plans for a breakaway European Super League are now over

14/04/2021

"It's a crying shame government haven't been able to change the criteria to allow the fund to be open to conservation"

Chester Zoo have told me their work to help critically endangered animals around the world has been affected through the pandemic in part due by a lack of government support

Jamie Christon Chris Matheson

25/03/2021

Are you anxious about getting back to a normal social life once lockdown ends? As many people are planning gatherings for June, some people have told me the pressure to say yes is causing anxiety and stress for them the the roadmap out of lockdown continues.....

(Danni Wimbush fayebrennan.eft Lee Waddington)

12/03/2021

"I felt like I had to reach out through the song....doing music is a big outlet for me"

Paul was helped to avoid taking his own life by The Martin Gallier Project on The Wirral and has released a single to help raise money for the charity who helped save his life

11/03/2021

One year on from the match between Liverpool FC and Atletico Madrid at Anfield, I've spoken to fans and public health officials about the dangerous decision to allow the game to go ahead and why the warning signs weren't spotted ahead of kick off

09/03/2021

NEWS REQUEST:
Hi all, I'm looking to do a piece for LBC and Capital FM over the next few weeks about the ending of lockdown and the possible social anxiety some people will now have when discussing getting back to our normal social lives when lockdown ends in June.
This can be confidential if you would prefer and I'm looking to hear from all walks of life on this....whether it be about your worries on going back to a busy pub on a Friday or about going to social groups/coffee morning etc
DM's are open and please share this around. Thank you

21/01/2021

Parkgate road in closed because of flooding from - Cheshire Police declared a major incident last night and thousands of homes across the North West have been evacuated

20/01/2021

Cheshire & Greater Manchester Police have declared a major incident after caused severe flooding and evacuations of hundreds of homes across the North West - The Met Office expects the peak of the heavy rain to be at 5am on Thursday morning

15/01/2021

EXC: Bosses at the Countess Of Chester Hospital 🏥 say the current situation is the worst they’ve seen in 30 years, with worries cancer surgeries could be cancelled over the coming weeks because of the number of patients. My piece for LBC with the CEO Susan Gilby

15/12/2020

GP's in the North West have been giving out the first lot of coronavirus vaccine doses to the public this morning..... GP Dr Jonathan Griffiths chairs the group in charge of delivering the vaccine through GPs across and

10/12/2020

As fears over the possibility of a ‘no-deal’ scenario grow - Some major supermarkets are now saying they expect to see a rise in food prices on the shelves if the Prime Minister fails to negotiate a deal with Brussels - The impact is going to be felt by the consumer but also the producers, many in the agricultural sector - I spoke to NFU Online county Chairman for Cumbria Ian Bowness about what it’ll mean for him and many others in the county LBC

08/12/2020

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the FareShare UK depot in last night and met with staff & volunteers who are working through the night to provide food packages for those in need - It was the final stop on Day 1 of the

26/11/2020

My report today straight after the government’s announcement that Liverpool had been placed into Tier 2 restrictions with Martin Stanford on LBC News

25/11/2020

"It's really difficult to feel aggrieved when you think about some circumstances other people are in"

Mike Kilbride from says his teaching staff deserve a pay rise but understands why Rishi Sunak has frozen public sector wages in his

07/11/2020

My report yesterday with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC on the first day of a mass testing programme being piloted in Liverpool (including a contribution from Jurgen Klopp)

05/11/2020

Tomorrow will see the opening of the first ‘Operation moonshot’ test centres in Liverpool as the city has been selected for a pilot mass testing programme - Professor Louise Kenny from the University of Liverpool told me this is a unique opportunity for the city

03/11/2020

My report today with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC about the new mass testing pilot operation that’s launching in Liverpool from Friday

27/10/2020

My report this morning with James O’Brien on LBC on Warrington becoming the latest area to be placed under Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions

Warrington to enter Tier 3 restrictions from Tuesday 26/10/2020

Warrington to enter Tier 3 restrictions at 00:01 on Tuesday - I went down today to speak to a bar owner who told me he fears "there's no light at the end of the tunnel"

Warrington to enter Tier 3 restrictions from Tuesday Warrington is to move into Tier 3 restrictions from Tuesday meaning pubs and bars will close and household mixing will be banned.

25/10/2020

My report today on LBC “Swarbrick on Sunday” into the further studies into Long Covid and speaking to those still suffering 7 months on from initial diagnosis

12/10/2020

The latest data on hospital admissions for COVID 19 patients in the North West shows a sharp rise in the last 4 weeks on average - Liverpool University Hospitals trust has almost double the number patients in beds than any other trust in the North West

29/09/2020

My report yesterday on LBC with Eddie Mair on the calls from the North West to scrap the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants & some good news for the students self isolating at Manchester Metropolitan University

27/09/2020

My report this morning on LBC with Andrew Castle on the 1700 students at Manchester Metropolitan University having to self isolate in their dorms after over 100 positive coronavirus tests were confirmed on Friday

25/09/2020

My report today about the new restrictions brought in for Wigan, Stockport & Blackpool on LBC News

Both GM towns, which had been exempt from wider restrictions imposed on Greater Manchester, will now face the same restrictions as the rest of the north west.

Blackpool, which had been exempt from restrictions in the rest of Lancashire, will join the rest of the county in having to follow the same rules.

17/09/2020

Professor Paul Garner from the Liverpool school of tropical medicine speaks to me about the long term effects of Covid-19

15/09/2020

Many UK attractions were promised financial help from the government back in June....but many are now wondering....where has it gone?

Jamie Christon is the Chief Operating Officer Chester Zoo
- who are still waiting to see any of the £100m fund

Bury shooting: Murder probe launched after 18-year-old shot dead 13/08/2020

Bury shooting: Murder probe launched after 18-year-old shot dead

https://www.lbcnews.co.uk/crime/uk/bury-shooting-murder-probe-launched-after-18-year-old-shot-dead/

Bury shooting: Murder probe launched after 18-year-old shot dead Greater Manchester Police have launched a murder investigation after an 18-year-old was shot in Bury on Wednesday night.

05/08/2020

illuminations will be a bit different this year....There’s no crowd for the switch on but it will be streamed online...Creative curator & TV presenter Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Blackpool Council Cllr Gillian Campbell tell us more

31/07/2020

My report on the latest local lockdown restrictions for Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire with Shelagh Fogarty on LBC today

22/07/2020

A message to Jurgen Klopp from the Liverpool FC fans - On the day Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy

16/07/2020

My report on LBC with last night on the extra measures being placed in Blackburn with Darwen after a rise in Coronavirus cases in the borough

10/07/2020

My report on LBC last night with Tom Swarbrick about the latest easing of lockdown - Including when the gyms and swimming pools will reopen

08/07/2020

There’s concerns the mental health sector is not supported enough to deal with an expected surge in referrals as the UK continues to ease out of coronavirus lockdown.

Jessie Gallier is the CEO at the Martin Gallier Project on The Wirral - She tells me although lottery funding has helped them through this, the £10,000 government grant offered to all businesses simply didn’t scratch surface

07/07/2020

This is Peter.....He was treated for COVID-19 at Wythenshawe hospital and spent 9 days on a ventilator.....When he came out, he expected a fairly swift recovery and support from his GP but was shocked to find he was wrong on both

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The Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region will co-host the #HillsboroughLawNow event today which wi...
Attractions still waiting for government promised Zoo Animals Fund facing uncertain future