Liverpool News
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Liverpool Cathedral Rebrands For The Future In Collaboration With Creative Agency Poke
Britain’s biggest cathedral has enlisted the help of Liverpool creative agency Poke to deliver its new rebrand. The team, which was established back in 2020 by Director Andrew Binns, pitched against 18 other leading agencies from around the UK to successfully win the tender, which will help tell the story of the cathedral and its diverse offering. One of Poke’s key tasks was to ‘help to bring digital technology’ into the 98-year-old venue’s thinking. The…
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Rising Artist Sean Webster Makes Metaverse History By Banning ‘Optional Royalties’ With Landmark NFT Project
Sean Webster is a celebrated UK artist who has risen to prominence through his iconic street art murals in his hometown of Liverpool – courting widespread acclaim and commissions from Robbie Williams, Sean Lennon, Newton Faulkner, Brian Ray, and Phil X of Bon Jovi. The rising-star has announced a landmark NFT project which will make metaverse history by becoming the first to ban ‘optional royalties’ in a bid to protect the rights of fellow artists and creators.…
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Superfast Internet Takes Over Liverpool, What Does This Mean For You?
Fresh off a new batch of investments, Liverpool now rates among the best digitally connected cities in the UK. With significant rollout seen in both 5G and fibre, Liverpudlians are spoilt for choice, but how much does this choice really matter? Looking at the different forms of internet available in Liverpool, what the different speeds mean, and how they can be used, we want to explore what’s available, to see if it’s right for you. Liverpool’s…
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Free Arriva Bus Travel Announced For Liverpool Santa Dash Runners
The countdown is on to the 19th annual BTR Liverpool Santa Dash which takes on Sunday 4 December 2022. The event was created by independent race event organisation BTR Liverpool, who organise and stage the 5K festive fun run each year. The latest announcement from BTR Liverpool highlights free Arriva bus travel on event day, and next week’s opening of the city centre pop-up shop in St Johns Shopping Centre for in-person registration and Santa suit…
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Full Time Meals Takeover Travels To Liverpool
Pupils at Dovecot Primary, Liverpool, were treated to a Full Time Meals takeover last week, which saw a selection of recipes from Tom Kerridge’s Full Time Meals initiative provided for every child in recognition of the ongoing campaign to extend free school meal eligibility. The activity, which also included interactive food workshops for pupils, championed frontline school caterers and the work they do feeding the nation’s children, as well as driving awareness of the Full…
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Charlotte Tilbury Launches At Liverpool ONE In Regional Debut
Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘Beauty Wonderland’ has opened at Liverpool ONE. The 1,000 sq ft store, located on the corner of Paradise Street, marks the brand’s first UK opening in six years and the first standalone UK Charlotte Tilbury space outside London. Charlotte Tilbury’s newest ‘easy-to-choose, easy-to-use’ beauty destination at Liverpool ONE is the next step in the brand’s global expansion, building on the success of stores in international locations such as Los Angeles, Dubai, and Hong Kong. The new Liverpool ONE destination is fitted out in Charlotte Tilbury’s iconic pink hues, including their signature shade, ‘Pillow Talk’. The store’s interior design embodies the brand’s trademark glamourous aesthetic,…
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Participants Wanted for Theatre In The Rough’s New Eco-Arts Project
Liverpool’s Theatre in the Rough has been awarded funding for GROUND – a new arts project exploring the issue of Climate Anxiety in young people. They are now seeking ten participants to create original work for a brand new film and publication. The climate’s in crisis, and that’s some heavy weather. GROUND asks how we can anchor ourselves when the scale of the problem seems overwhelming. To explore these feelings positively, Theatre in the Rough…
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Calling All Independent Makers & Businesses: Join The Winter Arts Market Online
Open Culture, the team behind the Winter and Summer Arts Markets, have announced a new online format for 2022, with the Winter Arts Market Online. Applications are open now!Following the disappointing news that Open Culture are unable to host the Winter Arts Market at Liverpool Cathedral they have been working to offer artists and makers an alternative online opportunity to promote their businesses this Christmas.The Winter Arts Market has become an integral part of all our Christmas shopping routines.…
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Ormskirk Food & Drink Market Call For Local Talent To ‘Play’ This November
Ormskirk Food & Drink Market is on the lookout for local musicians to take to the stage at the Moorgate venue when it opens later next month. The team behind the venue, which is themed around Eat, Meet & Play, has revealed that it will host live music three days a week, on a raised stage within the 10,000 sq. ft space. The countdown to the opening is now on with the town eagerly awaiting…
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Hollywood Bowl Rolls Out Plans For New Centre Opening In Speke, Liverpool
Bowling fans can look forward to exciting ten pin action this autumn after the Hollywood Bowl Group announced the opening date for its latest bowling and family entertainment centre at the New Mersey retail park in Speke this November. Hollywood Bowl Speke will offer family and friends a taste of Tinsel Town with work well-underway on the £2.8 million centre, opening as part of New Mersey’s huge multi-million redevelopment project. The new centre will bring…
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Giant Recycling Rainbow Appears In Liverpool City Centre
A giant rainbow installation has appeared overnight in Williamson Square ahead of the start of Recycle Week (17 – 23 October). The four-by-seven metre structure is made from more than 2,500 recycled cans and was placed there by not-for-profit Every Can Counts in partnership with Liverpool BID Company. The installation aims to raise awareness around the importance of recycling and inspire more people to recycle their empty drink cans. According to Every Can Counts’ research…
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YMCA Together Open New Stepping Stones Service In Sefton
YMCA Together has opened a new stepped-up care service that will further help the lives of those struggling with their mental health across Merseyside. Located on Balliol Road in Bootle, Stepping Stones offers eight rooms, providing people with modern en-suite bedrooms, communal cooking spaces and dining facilities, laundry room and lounge, alongside around-the-clock support and respite for seven days. Previously housed on Long Lane in Garston, the service was first launched in 2016 in partnership with Mersey…
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Coffee Lovers Rejoice – There’s A New Collab Coming To Ropewalks Later This Month
With a coffee bar in Baltic Market and a recently opened shop on Lark Lane, Liverpool coffee connoisseurs Press Bros. Coffee are spreading their wings once more with a brand new pop-up coming to experiential and events venue PINS Social Club from October 27. Located on Duke Street, the three-storey PINS, which includes twelve bowling lanes, a games room, vast rooftop bar and several events spaces approached brothers Oliver and Tito Press, Directors of Press…
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Pizza Express Opens Fresh Pizzeria In New Mersey Retail Park
Pizza Express has opened a brand-new restaurant in the New Mersey Shopping Park to serve customers their most-loved pizzas in a bright and vibrant setting. The new restaurant can’t be missed as it’s located next to the main entrance, making it the perfect spot for diners looking to refuel after an afternoon browsing the shops or to catch up with friends. Flavours and the passion of Italian dining culture have been brought to the Speke…
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Scribble Celebrates the Art of Café Culture at MerseyMade
Scribble, a brand new eatery serving indulgent breakfasts, laid-back lunches and tasty treats, has opened at MerseyMade. Spanning both floors of the creative hub on Paradise Street, Scribble is set to become a firm favourite among the city’s food lovers with a tempting menu, which features popular classics with a twist, alongside signature dishes and daily specials from much-loved local bakery, Artisane. The 50-cover venue, which is adorned with stunning artworks and creations from over…
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Spectacular Light and Sound Show ‘The Light Before Christmas’ Coming To Liverpool Cathedral
Liverpool Cathedral is set to bring some extra sparkle to the city’s Christmas celebrations with an immersive experience, which will take visitors on an incredible journey through the Nativity story. ‘The Light Before Christmas: The Angels Are Coming!’ invites families to enjoy the most wonderful time of year through son et lumière as the magnificent Gothic interior of the iconic building becomes a canvas for a sequence of dazzling light and sound artworks. A contemporary twist…
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Liverpool’s Smallest Cinema, at Café Tabac, Makes A Blockbusting Return This October
Film lovers will be in their element this month as Café Tabac relaunches its much-loved Cinema night. Arguably an institution in the cultural fabric of the city – Café Tabac has served its loyal guests for more than 40-years. ‘The little café at the top of the hill’ which opened in 1974 has taken on almost legendary status, with many of Liverpool’s best-known sons and daughters passing through its doors, before they starred on the…
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BOXPARK Opening New Venue In Liverpool
Award-winning dining, retail and leisure operator BOXPARK is to open a brand-new venue in Liverpool, making the group’s first BOXPARK-branded development outside of London. Located in the historic Canning Hall as part of the Cains Brewery Village estate, in the city’s booming Baltic Triangle, BOXPARK Liverpool will be a brand-new all-day dining and entertainment venue. Scheduled to launch in late 2023, the venue will be an exciting and vibrant addition to Liverpool’s buzzing food and…
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How Liverpool Drivers Can Cut Car Insurance Costs: Our Top Tips
Car insurance. Aside from your vehicle, it’s the one legal thing you need to have in place before you can hit the open road. Whether you’ve got an old banger or a flashy sports car, no one wants to pay an arm and a leg on their car insurance. There are all kinds of factors that can impact how much you pay, such as your age, how long you’ve been driving, and annual mileage. If…
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Poke Showcases Liverpool’s Creative Sector With Leading Tourism Destination Brand
A ‘disruptive’ creative agency based in Liverpool has unveiled its new vision for leading tourist destination Oxford River Cruises. Poke Marketing, which was established in November 2020, was chosen over its London competitors to rebrand the business’ overall offering, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year and has been in operation in the historical town for the past 18 years. Led by Andrew Binns, Mark Harrington and Nicola Docking, the Poke team took…
