Liverpool News
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Rare notebook featuring handwritten ‘Hey Jude’ lyrics to be displayed at The Beatles Story
The Beatles Story, Liverpool, has announced an exciting new addition to its ever-growing exhibition with the inclusion of a previously unseen notebook belonging to The Beatles’ Tour Manager Mal Evans. The rare notebook, compiled between 1967-68, features Paul McCartney’s handwritten draft lyrics for ‘Hey Jude’, a part-lyric for ‘Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’, recording notes by George Harrison for ‘All You Need Is Love’ as well as lyrics for a number of other songs…
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PINS & So Lets Talk Share Random Acts of Kindness In Liverpool
So Lets Talk, a profit for purpose platform supporting the hospitality industry, has teamed up with Liverpool’s leading experiential venue PINS Social Club for Random Acts of Kindness Day, to share some kindness across the city. Random Acts of Kindness Day takes place on February 17, a dedicated day to kindness and taking that extra, conscious step to brighten somebody’s day. PINS Social Club and So Lets Talk will mark the occasion with a series…
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Plant Based Packaging Firm From Liverpool To Appear On Dragons’ Den
A Liverpool based company that creates sustainable plant based packaging and 100% biodegradable & compostable products is set to appear on Dragons’ Den this week. Set to air this Thursday (February 17), the next episode of BBC One’s popular pitching show for businesses will feature Green Bell Packaging, which runs its operations from its Albert Dock HQ and was established back in 2018. Viewers will see founder M Vahid Nagori and Associate Director Thibault Denis…
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Liverpool Chef Dave Critchley Gets ‘Second Bite’ At Popular TV Cookery Show
Liverpool chef Dave Critchley will return to the heat of the Great British Menu kitchen next week. The executive chef director at Lu Ban, which creates Tianjin inspired dishes, has been invited back to compete in the new series of the popular BBC cookery show. Critchley is one of four chefs competing in the North West regional heat, which tests the chefs’ creative and culinary skills in the search for the perfect menu. The weekly…
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Without Walls Announces Partnership With Disability-Led DaDa
Without Walls have announced that award-winning arts organisation DaDa will be joining its network of some of the UK’s most highly regarded outdoor arts and performance specialists – an imperative group of organisations as we move through the Covid19 pandemic. DaDa delivers a biennial international festival, providing a platform for disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent artists to develop and produce high-quality work. Founded in 1984 and based in Liverpool, the organisation was among the first disability-led…
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Most Popular Areas to Purchase A Home in Merseyside Right Now
You know that the housing market’s worth looking at when it’s continually being talked about in mainstream news. In the UK, there’s been a tremendous increase in both housing market activity and house prices, seemingly being counter to conventional wisdom. Yet, en masse, people are looking for new houses, cashing in on their own property price increases while also buying new homes at an increased price. It’s been hellish for first-time buyers, but seen as…
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Liverpool One welcomes brand-new luxury beauty store
A brand-new luxury beauty store has opened its doors today in Liverpool One. Rituals are known for their Asian inspired, high-quality beauty products, designed to add luxury to every day life, at an affordable price. Popular products such as ‘The Ritual of the Happy Buddha’ body wash and ‘The Ritual of Sakura’ reed diffusers are available in the brand-new store on South John Street. Rituals is the first brand to open a new store in…
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New Campaign Shines Spotlight on Liverpool’s Culture Club
For the first time, Liverpool’s arts organisations have come together in a brand new campaign promoting Liverpool’s impressive cultural credentials. The Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, Katumba, Bluecoat, Liverpool Philharmonic, Metal Culture, Homotopia, FACT, DaDaFest, The Comedy Trust and Liverpool Arab Arts Festival are just some of around 50 names forming part of the Culture Collective campaign which proudly highlights the city’s vast and diverse culture offer. Billboards and advertising hoardings across Liverpool and Manchester will…
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Liverpool’s Widest Asking vs. Sold House Price Differences Revealed
Liverpool (L) homeowners were reducing their asking prices by an average of £-5,357 (-2.49%) over the last 12 months. Home sellers in the L7 postcode dropped their prices by an average of £-10,833 (7.98%) secure a sale. Professional we buy any house firm Property Solvers has revealed the areas in Liverpool where home sellers have been reducing their prices the most. Tracking 687 property transactions between December 2020 and December 2021, the monthly updated asking…
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Learn Sign Language With This Inspirational Liverpool Teacher
Whether you’re looking to kick off a new year resolution or just want to learn a valuable new skill, you can learn sign language with this upcoming course. In today’s world, communication has never been more important. From face masks which hinder visual cues useless, to those that rely on lip-reading to assist in their day-to-day lives there’s so many obstacles at a time where awareness has never been higher. It’s an incredible time to learn…
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Leading Aesthetics Academy Witnesses New Delegate Surge For 2022
Leading aesthetics academy Facethetics Training is looking ahead to the new year after noticing a 300% year-on-year increase in training bookings from new delegates. The business, established seven years ago in Aigburth, has quickly become one of the UK’s leading training providers, delivering high quality training courses to Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals on application. Heavily hit by the pandemic over the past two years, Facethetics Training – headed by…
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GOOD Market Liverpool Shines The Spotlight On Independent Businesses
Ever since the first lockdown was enforced, we saw the boom of small businesses and how they adapted and flourished in the current landscape. During the festive period GOOD Liverpool has been collaborating with organisations through a series of events to support the city’s trailblazing independent retailers. On Thursday 16, between 3pm and 8pm, GOOD Market teamed up with The Metquarter hosting over 40 stalls of independent retailers, filled with the perfect Christmas gifts ranging…
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Training Programme For Creatives Looking To Set Up Their Own Business Starts In January
Luma Creations is an Arts and Cultural organisation engaging with diverse communities across the Liverpool City Region, helping creatives learn the intricate details of the competitive industry and thrive in the long run. After seeing the huge success of their previous plan of action, Sustainable Futures – Developing Professional Practice Training Programme will start from Tuesday 18 January 2022 with sessions taking place Tuesdays & Thursdays 10am-12:30pm for 4 weeks at John Archer Hall in…
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Birth Registrations Up 78% In Wirral After UK COVID-19 Lockdown ‘Baby Boom’
June 2020 was the month in which the most ‘COVID-19 babies‘ were conceived, according to recent research from award-winning UK life insurance broker Reassured. Reassured analysed ONS births data and correlated it with local register office figures sourced via a freedom of information request, to see how lockdown baby numbers compared with those pre-COVID pandemic. But how was the North West region affected? The local area which experienced the highest year-on-year increase in registered births was…
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Liverpool-born Entrepreneur Launches Harmonic Egg Healing Therapy
The unique Egg is bringing deep relaxation and inner balance for 2022. Harmonic Egg Healing sessions are said to calm the sympathetic nervous system, reducing stress and support healing on a biological level. A Liverpool wellness entrepreneur has made a substantial investment in new start-of-the-art technology from the USA that is helping people heal their traumas and mental health. Marie Friend launched her business, Harmonic Egg Healing earlier this year and has already achieved great…
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Winter Arts Market Returns To Liverpool Cathedral 3 & 4 Dec 2021
Enjoy festive shopping from local, independent traders this December when the Open Culture Winter Arts Markets returns to the Grade I listed Liverpool Cathedral. With over 60 stalls each day from independent artists, designers, crafters and makers, the Winter Arts Markets will return on Friday the 3 and Saturday the 4 December, where you’ll find new stallholders each day between 10am – 5pm. The Winter Arts Markets arrive with plenty of time for shoppers to…
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Liverpool ONE Kicks Off Christmas With A Huge Tree Giveaway
Visitors to Liverpool ONE this festive season will have the chance to pick up a very special tree – for free! The retail and leisure destination has partnered with The Mersey Forest and Liverpool City Council on this important initiative which is aimed at encouraging more green spaces as well as helping to tackle climate change and create more habitats for wildlife to thrive. The Big Tree Give Away launches at Liverpool ONE on Friday,…
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Collective of Leading Liverpool Chefs Reveal new Restaurant ‘Barnacle’
A collective of the city’s leading chefs are launching an intimate Scouse brasserie, Barnacle opening in Liverpool in mid-November. The incredible story of the region’s food provenance will be told by a collective of leading chefs with The Art School’s Paul Askew, Bone and Block’s Harry Marquart and local kitchen stars Kieran Gill and Jake Lewis bringing their unique vision to the city. They have all worked under Paul’s tutelage during their careers and are…
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The First David Bowie World Fan Convention Lands in Liverpool Next June
The world’s first ever David Bowie World Fan Convention is coming to Liverpool in the not-so-distant future! Organised by local festival producers Sound City and the David Bowie Glamour fanzine, the convention will celebrate the very best of English rock ‘n’ roll legend David Bowie. The convention is the first of its kind and the city of Liverpool has the pleasure of hosting the inaugural event next summer. Activate Digital, a Liverpool digital agency, has…
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Procrasti-Nation – Who Are the UK’s Biggest Procrastinators?
Procrastination is something we all do from time to time. Whether it’s a chore we really don’t want to do, studying for an exam or preparing ahead for an event, sometimes it’s easier to keep putting things off until the last minute. Procrastination is a rising issue amongst the UK population, in which a recent study by Legal & General has indicated that over half of people in the UK believe that procrastination has affected…
