Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. are two of English football’s fiercest rivals, making it especially notable when a player represents both clubs during their career. Representing both the blue and red halves of the city is rare, and those who do often leave a unique mark on Merseyside football history. With research from Bet442 Casino, we take a look at seven players who played for both football clubs. 1. Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley was one…
Baltic Triangle Bars and Restaurants The Baltic Triangle is one of the cities fast growing areas with old warehouse being converted into bars, venues, restaurants and other creative spaces. Here’s our Baltic Triangle Bars and Restaurants Guide. The Botanical Garden The Botanical Garden is a seasonal gin garden hidden away on New Bird Street, which provides city dwellers with a little oasis away from the city centre. You’ll also find the incredible Pizzoteca serving up…
Where shadow and light fold together, and return reshapes what is seen. At Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre, visual art has become part of the building’s everyday rhythm rather than a separate event—and that’s largely down to its ongoing partnership with dot-art. Their collaboration continues to open up the theatre’s spaces to a rolling programme of contemporary artists, inviting audiences to encounter new work in passing as much as by intention. It’s within this quietly evolving setting that Julie Lawrence’s latest…
The Diamond – Holding On to Something Real in a Fading Nightlife Culture. Brian O’Hanlon is a Liverpool-based photographer whose work bridges documentary storytelling and commercial image-making. Originally trained in graphic design and art direction, he spent over two decades in the creative industries before returning to photography, a shift that continues to shape his distinctive visual style. His work focuses on people, place and identity, often exploring working-class culture and contemporary British life with both sensitivity and structure.…
Two of Liverpool’s most exciting musical projects are collaborating for a live performance of the Beach Boys’ legendary Pet Sounds for Brian Wilson’s 84th birthday at The Tung Auditorium. The surreal, lo-fi pop group Novelty Island have received extensive BBC6 Music coverage as well as playing at Glastonbury. Meanwhile Credits have supported Shack on tour with their alt-country songwriting and glorious harmonies. Novelty Island Credits This June, the projects will come together, fusing musical and artistic talents for…
Rebecca Riley – A candid exploration of crisis, recovery and creative return. Rebecca Riley describes herself first and foremost as a performance poet, shaped by early training in dance and drama and by a creative instinct that favours collaboration. She has worked alongside musicians in recent years, developing a style in which language and rhythm are inseparable, each shaping the emotional weight of the other. Away from performance, her focus turns inward: long walks in…
A historic former bank on Smithdown Place is set to open as a new independent lifestyle destination, as founders Laura McCumiskey and Anna Forster launch twenty. twenty combines food, drink, floristry and independent retail, all under one roof. Open from 8:30am until late, customers can expect an immersive, sensory experience. Offering carefully curated natural wines, seasonal small plates, year-round floristry, and a rotating collection of quality brands, twenty is designed for discovery, connection and time…
BOXPARK Liverpool is set to become the ‘home of the fan’ for the upcoming World Cup, bringing supporters together to watch every moment of the action in one of the city’s most vibrant social spaces. Located in the heart of the Baltic Triangle, BOXPARK Liverpool will transform into a high-energy fan destination, screening England matches alongside key rest of the world fixtures throughout the tournament, creating an electric matchday atmosphere for football lovers across the…
The Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is set to return for its 24th edition this summer, bringing a bold and thought-provoking programme of Arab arts and culture to venues across Liverpool from Friday 17 to Sunday 26 July 2026. As the UK’s longest-running annual festival celebrating Arab culture, LAAF continues to platform powerful artistic voices from across the Arab world and diaspora. This year’s theme explores the evolving concept of “home” — from place and…
Get closer to incredible live performances by celebrated artists from across jazz, contemporary and folk/roots. This May, defining dark-Americana duo The Handsome Family, plus the extraordinary Sarah Jane Morris return to The Tung with The Sisterhood Volume 2, a powerful tribute to the female artists who have shaped musical history. Showcasing artists with local roots, the venue also presents Liverpool’s own Novelty Island and Credits, with a highly-anticipated collaboration where the groups will perform the iconic Pet Sounds, live on Brian Wilson’s 84th…
The Tung Auditorium have announced its first few shows for Autumn-Winter 2026 and as ever, the season is shaping up to be another incredibly diverse programme of live music, art and performance. The Autumn season begins with some incredible Classical performances from two of The Tung’s previous affiliate ensembles. Performing repertoire from both Mozart and Beethoven, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra are starting their new chapter at the Tung with a bang in November, whilst in October Solem Quartet present a…
A new exhibition at Liverpool Central Library is set to spotlight one of the city’s most powerful stories of community action, as the Save It! display explores how local people helped rescue the iconic Sefton Park Palm House from dereliction. Opening 7 May and running until 27 August 2026, the free exhibition—located on the third floor of the library—marks 25 years since the Palm House reopened in 2001, following a decade-long grassroots campaign to save…
A new exhibition exploring themes of belonging, migration and memory is set to open at St George’s Hall this May, as Liverpool-based collective Home and Away Workshops unveil their latest body of work. Running from 6–31 May 2026, Home and Away brings together a diverse group of artists whose practices are shaped by experiences of displacement, transition and identity. The exhibition launches with a free preview event on 6 May from 5–7pm, with entry available…
The Lilacs’ debut album Keeping Up With The Joneses is due for release on October 2, before an accompanying tour in 2027. Guitarist Sam Birchall believes the Wigan four-piece have blended some of their early energy with some new dynamics. “It’s mega exciting, it’s been a pretty long journey already up to here and it’s been so enjoyable up until now,” he said. “For a band, you get to that point where you think: ‘Now’s…
Joseph Barrow – From soil to stanza, a life lived in earth and words. Joseph Barrow has carved out a quiet but distinctive presence in Liverpool’s poetry landscape. A long-time gardener with two decades of experience running his own small business, Barrow brings an eye for detail and a naturalist’s patience to his writing. Much of his work leans toward autobiography—glimpses of lived experience shaped by the cycles of nature, the rhythm of work, and the reflective spaces in…
When someone you love becomes frail, receives a terminal diagnosis, or begins living with a life-limiting condition, it’s natural to start grieving before the loss has happened. This experience often called pre-emptive or anticipatory grief can feel confusing, isolating, and difficult to talk about, especially when the person you are grieving for is still here. By acknowledging pre-emptive grief together, you can support one another, protect your relationships, and focus on connection and meaning right through…
Process over polish, lines still in motion… At Bridewell Studios and Gallery this May, the line between studio and exhibition space is being deliberately blurred. Being There – Conversations in Drawing isn’t a show in the traditional sense. Instead, it’s a three-week residency that invites the public into the process itself—into the uncertainty, repetition and quiet decisions that sit behind finished work. Featuring Colette Lilley, Jon Barraclough and Sarah Jane Richards, the gallery will operate as an open, working studio,…
Liverpools much loved fashion brand Glamify Fashion has teamed up with content creator Grace Adams-Short on a new six figure clothing investment, Content Clique. This Project and clothing range was created to empower children in the North West and bring together a community of confident girls and boys. Glamify the popular online fashion brand and influencer fashion go to, has made the news over the past few months with its new retail space offering…
No Art Liverpool is set to return for 2026 following a completely sold out debut event in 2025, reaffirming its place as one of the city’s most anticipated electronic music events. Taking place on Saturday 8 August 2026 at Otterspool Promenade, the open-air, all-day festival will once again bring together a global community of music lovers on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. Building on the success of its first year, organisers have confirmed that an increased capacity…
Dear Somebody, Making a difference in our communities ought to be the emblem for all our efforts. Thousands of families across Liverpool could be missing out on support that helps put healthy food on the table, with £600,000 to £700,000 in Healthy Start vouchers going unclaimed every year. Healthy Start is there to support parents and carers during pregnancy and the early years, helping people buy fruit, vegetables and milk, as well as access free…