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Liverpool News
Weekly Noise: Week #58
Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura Chonzi will take the top trending hashtags or stories on social media and turn them into a ten-line poetic masterpiece for each week of the month, hence the name. Apparently there’s no election in May,And of course, we don’t really have a say.Heard the rumours about Prince William’s affair?Considering Kate and the…
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Liverpool News
The Reader Urgently Recruiting Volunteers To Read With Care Experienced Children
The Reader charity has launched a major recruitment drive for new volunteers to join its Reading Heroes project which helps children aged 2-15 to improve their confidence and spark a love of reading for pleasure. The project has been running since 2016 and pairs care experienced children and young people in Merseyside with highly trained volunteers to read together online or in-person, weekly for a period of six to nine months. The project is overseen by an experienced project…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Immersive Frankenstein Spectacle Arrives At Playhouse This April
A retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, crafted by the innovative theatre company, imitating the dog, merges digital technology with compelling live theatre at the Liverpool Playhouse from Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 April. This modern adaptation of Frankenstein, produced by imitating the dog, follows their thought-provoking and boundary-pushing productions at the Playhouse, including Heart of Darkness and Macbeth. It’s co-produced with Leeds Playhouse, with whom they have previously collaborated on the critically-acclaimed recreation of…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
TeamSport Liverpool Set To Re-open Following Major Transformation
TeamSport, the UK’s largest indoor go-karting company, will be introducing an exciting new Combat Karts track in Liverpool from 29 March. Set within their fully renovated venue, promising an array of exhilarating activities. Prepare for the ultimate adrenaline rush as traditional go-karting meets a cutting-edge gaming racing experience, transforming ordinary races into heart-pounding battles. After closing to allow for the electrification of the nation’s largest and best loved karting brand track, the Liverpool site is gearing up for a grand…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
Comic Con Liverpool ONE Takeover Full Line up Revealed
Liverpool ONE is gearing up to host a full Comic Con takeover as favourite characters from films and comic books take centre stage ahead of the much-anticipated arrival of Comic Con in the city. The retail and entertainment destination will host a packed schedule of cosplay fantasy and science-fiction character appearances, parades and selfie opportunities from 29 March until 5 May, including Easter. Cosplay groups from across the region will take over Liverpool ONE, offering…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Crust Launches Liverpool’s First Italian-Inspired Breakfast Menu On Bold Street
Crust, Liverpool’s award-winning contemporary pizza restaurant based on Bold Street, has introduced Liverpool’s first Italian-inspired breakfast menu. Renowned for its classic pizza, as well as their authentic Italian flavours, Crust Caffe’s new breakfast menu is available every day from 8am-12 midday on a walk-in only basis. Crust Caffe has been created due to popular demand with many guests requesting breakfast dishes. The new menu is packed with classics including a range of Eggs Benedicts, a…
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Music
Live Review: Feeder At O2 Academy Liverpool
Tonight (17 March) the city is unusually busy for a Sunday. St Patrick’s day has brought everyone out and the bars are full! But outside the O2 Academy is a long line of people, varying in age, all waiting patiently for the doors to open. Whilst the rest of the city may be showing green, here at the O2 Academy it’s black and red as mighty Welsh rock band Feeder bring their U.K. tour to…
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Liverpool News
Merseyside Charity Asks People To Get Together And Celebrate Autism Acceptance This April
A Merseyside charity specialising in autism support is encouraging individuals, communities and schools to celebrate autism and autistic people this April. 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day, and Wirral-based Autism Together is asking people to continue learning and thinking about autism right throughout the month, also known as Autism Acceptance Month. As such, the charity is sharing free resources with schools, while encouraging people to hold their own events and fundraising challenges throughout April…
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Music
Bonk! To Celebrate Release of EP With ‘Bonk! Holiday Weekend’ Party
Electrifying four- piece ensemble Bonk! are set to release their debut EP The Act Of Doing It on 31 March and they will be celebrating in style with their launch party. Bonk! are set to make waves with the release of their debut EP, bursting with funky psychedelic jazz-rock vibes, this highly anticipated EP promises to captivate listeners with dynamic energy and innovative soundscapes. Bonk! has rapidly risen through the ranks of independent music. They’ve…
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Liverpool News
Meet The Liverpool Supersalon That’s Been In The City For Nearly 50 Years
A city centre hair salon that began life with just two second-hand hairdryers is about to celebrate its 48th year as one of the largest in the country. Rob Webb started Voodou Liverpool as a one-man band in Walton Breck Road, near to where he was born, with limited kit and money borrowed from his uncle in 1976. Now the popular Bold Street business has more than 40 staff at its four floor supersalon, which…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Review: ‘Come Together’ At Royal Court Liverpool
Come Together brings us all back home. Following the success of last year’s smash, Two of Us, Tom Connor and Mark Newnham reprise roles they were seemingly born to play as Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Two of Us was outstanding entertainment and Come Together is no less joyful in the company of first-class musicians and the greatest song book of all time. Everyone from Beatles’ aficionados to proud Scousers will lap up a show…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Liverpool Everyman Welcomes All to Celebrate its Anniversaries with Open House
To mark Liverpool Everyman Theatre’s 60th birthday and the new award-winning building turning 10, on Saturday 23 March the theatre will open its doors, inviting audiences to join free backstage tours, Q&A sessions, and family-friendly activities across the building. The day will begin with the unveiling of the Frederick Douglass plaque, a permanent installation designed by Liverpool-born artist Vicki Opomu, to commemorate and honour Douglass’s legacy. Following the unveiling, people will be able to discover parts…
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Things to do in Liverpool
BOXPARK Liverpool Announces Launch Weekend Music Line Up
BOXPARK Liverpool will open its doors to the public on Friday 19 April with an epic launch party and a serious line-up of festival-style events across the weekend (19 – 21 April). Local club night and indie dance floor party starters, Sh*t Indie Disco present the Friday with talent from both near and far including Ant Chandler & Tom Rogan as well as some very special guests. Taking the top spot on Saturday night is the incredible female DJ quartet Girls…
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Music
Midnight Curfew’s Latest Single ‘Stay Late’ Is An After Hours Anthem
Hot on the Liverpool music scene, local four-piece Midnight Curfew are here to cement themselves into the industry with brand new single Stay Late. After bringing us two previously released tracks in 2023 entitled I’m Falling Back In Love (with You) and Hung Up we saw two different sides to the band musically. Varying from pop rock to a more chilled low-fi indie feel you can really start to see them experimenting and exploring with…
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Health
How To Keep Your Heart Healthy
There are many things you need to do in your life and daily routines to stay fit and healthy, and they’re all going to be important, which can make the whole thing feel very overwhelming. However, the fact is that there are some tricks you can use to make it all a lot less stressful, and one of those ‘tricks’ is to focus on your heart health. After all, if your heart is healthy, a…
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Music
Cheery’s Debut Album BLISS Is Full of Melancholic Magnetism
Cheery has released their debut album BLISS with Spirit House Records. Described as ‘Gloomy Art Pop’, BLISS explores cinematic production with flawless vocals and sincere lyrics in a fresh burst of retrospective pop nostalgia. After performing live across America over the last 20 years, Cheery creator, Katlyn Conroy uprooted across the Atlantic to Liverpool, undoubtedly having prepared herself for the all-consuming task of debuting a new project to fresh ears with a consistent run of…
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Film & TV
Ricky Tomlinson And Sue Johnston Reunite To Explore Liverpool In New TV Series
National TV treasures Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston have joined forces to showcase all Liverpool has to offer, as part of a brand new More4 series. Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two brings the much-loved pair together as they take three special road trips to explore some of the places that have helped shape their lives. Following their very first appearance as on-screen husband and wife in Brookside Close more than 40 years ago, Ricky and Sue…
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Shopping In Liverpool
GoodMarket XL Returns To The Exhibition Centre Liverpool This April
One of the region’s most exciting pop-up shopping experiences is heading back to the Exhibition Centre Liverpool this spring as GoodMarket XL returns for a weekend-long celebration of independent brands. The popular event, which attracted thousands of visitors last October, is set to take place from 20 – 21 April. Bringing more than 180 makers and artisan producers together under one roof, the event offers visitors the chance to discover a huge collection of original art, prints, gifts,…
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Fun Things to do in Liverpool
There’s Fun For All The Family At Liverpool ONE This Easter
Spring is in the air, and Liverpool ONE is the place to be this Easter season! Get ready to embark on a memorable journey as Liverpool ONE brings you an action-packed adventure perfect for the whole family. Whether you’re a food enthusiast looking for mighty dining experiences or a thrill-seeker in search of awesome entertainment venues, Liverpool ONE has something special in store just for you. Join Liverpool ONE this Easter and spring into action…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Bread And Roses Exhibition Opens At dot-art 5 April – 25 May 2024
Bread and Roses is the latest exhibition announced by independent art gallery, dot-art. Bread and Roses was a poem written in 1912 by James Oppenheim, about women and children striking for better wages and working conditions. “For the people hear us singing: Bread and Roses! Bread and Roses!” The metaphor of Bread and Roses is that we all need bread to feed our bodies, but we also need to be nourished by life’s roses: art,…
