Liverpool will come alive with a dazzling array of music, dance and colour this summer as Britain’s biggest Brazilian-style carnival returns on Saturday 6 August. The highlight of Brazilica Festival is the spectacular street carnival which winds its way through the city centre streets on Saturday evening, with plenty of photo opportunities (and bars and pubs!) on the route. Performers taking part in this year’s Brazilica carnival include Liverpool Samba School, Batala Mersey, Katumba (Liverpool),…
Back in February, LEAF debuted All About Love – a month-long themed celebration including wellness workshops, an anti-dating app social night and a guest celebrant leading love affirmations. Now they have announced their second month with a new focus; All About Art is set to run through August exploring creativity, collaborations and of course – tea. Natalie Haywood, LEAF’s co-founder, says: “We got a lovely response earlier in the year for All About Love and…
Gino D’Acampo has launched an incredible new secret garden at the home of his popular Old Hall Street restaurant and 360 Sky Bar at INNSiDE by Meliá, Liverpool. Opening today (28 July), the Secret Garden, concealed within the heart of INNSiDE Liverpool, sees a £300k investment in the hotel, transforming over 400 sqm of a never-before-seen outdoor area into a beautiful open-air oasis. The launch comes one year to follow the opening of the leading Italian…
One of Liverpool’s most iconic bar and restaurants, Alma de Cuba, has transformed its outdoor terrace and created new Cuban-inspired menus to put it on the city’s summer hot list. The beautiful former St Peter’s church building on Seel Street, famous for its altar petal drop, now has a revamped garden which has its own CBD Cocktails, frozen cocktail and spritz menu. Drinkers can soak up the sun with frozen daiquiris, margaritas, watermelon sugar martinis…
A woman from Liverpool has been crowned a Local Climate Hero by Liverpool ONE to help champion positive change across the city region. Minna Alanko-Falola set up social enterprise Compost Works in a bid to combat food waste and make composting more accessible to local residents. Following its launch in 2019, the organisation has now built community composts in 15 locations across Liverpool City Region, diverting 45 tonnes of food waste away from incineration. Now,…
Is your garden a little bland and uninviting? Does this make you stay indoors, even when we are enjoying one of the UK’s rare perfect summer days? With just a few tweaks, you can transform your garden into a welcoming space where you will want to spend all your time. Here are some trendy décor ideas for your outdoor space. Planters and Baskets Flowerbeds are great, but they are not easy to move around, without…
Admin is one of the cornerstones of any successful business, it might be tedious, but it is necessary. However, in recent years there has been a push for businesses to go paperless – or as paperless as possible. This has been a big adjustment for a lot of people, especially those with limited knowledge of digital processes or a lack of confidence in their computer skills. However, a few simple tips and tricks can prove…
If You Were Listening is the debut album from Liverpool-based trio Motel Sundown (consisting of singer-songwriters Karen Turley, Naomi Campbell and Rob Johnson). Released on 15 July under Sunday Market Records, the album’s release follows a string of single releases through 2019 to 2020. The album is a fusion of the band members’ diverse influences, ranging from Americana, Country, Blues and Folk-rock, and artists including Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and James Taylor. The…
Having picked up the first top ten album of his storied 40-year career as a solo artist and figurehead of The Pale Fountains, The Strands and Shack, Michael Head and The Red Elastic Band announce celebratory, year-closing tour dates through the UK & Ireland to go on general sale on Fri 29 July at 10am. The run of seven appearances concludes with a night of inevitable high emotion in his home city, taking in Liverpool’s…
The GPO Food Market, located within the Metquarter has announced that kids will eat free over the summer holiday. There will also be a range of children’s workshops happening over the holiday to keep little ones entertained. Kids will get a free meal with every adult main ordered from the same kitchen throughout the holidays. There’s plenty of choice with kitchens including Love Kimchi, Patty B’s Burger, Gerry’s Pizza, The Wurst Way and Jailbird Fried…
The internet underpins so much of our lives in this modern era – just think about how much of your daily life runs through your phone and computer. Working on your laptop, using banking apps, and paying for items with online wallets are all examples. The convenience makes things much smoother, quicker, and easier for us. However, it also means that a huge amount of data is available for criminals to exploit if you are…
A talented, aspiring pianist entertained crowds at Liverpool ONE’s Tickle the Ivories alongside one of the annual festival’s regulars, ‘Billy the Hat’. Eight-year-old Joanna Moore, from Toxteth, joined 88-year-old Billy, from Wavertree, on the keys, showcasing their phenomenal skills together. Joanna, who begins a scholarship at Manchester’s prestigious Chetham’s School of Music in September, performed a series of classical favourites, including Debussy’s Children’s Corner and Sonata in D major by Haydn, before Billy took…
Folk legend Martin Carthy, dubbed the ‘Godfather of English Folk’, comes to the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall’s Music Room on Tuesday 20 September. Support on the night is from accomplished musician and songwriter Danny Bradley, winner of the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge Judges’ Award for 2021. For more than 50 years, Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest and best loved innovators. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from…
Following a two-year hiatus, bluedot festival was back with a bang this weekend. The award-winning music, science and culture festival is hosted at Jodrell Bank Observatory, the home of the awe-inspiring Lovell Telescope – one of the biggest telescopes in the world and an icon of global astronomy. 20,000 festival goers descending to UNESCO World Heritage Site for an incredible four days of music and cosmic culture. Crowds enjoyed headline performances from Björk and The Halle Orchestra, Mogwai,…
The Interior exhibition, at dot-art Gallery, features two contrasting Liverpool artists; Ali Hunter with her inky and illustrative works on paper and Lorna Morris who creates immense realism in her tranquil oil paintings. Both artists, though different in style, do share one thing: their subject matter of “The Interior”. Highlighting sanctuaries, reading nooks and often overlooked spots in our own abodes, these art works celebrate the ordinary and moments of stillness in a room of…
Liverpool six-piece The Heavy North are preparing for their long-awaited UK tour this September following the release of their 10-track debut album earlier this year. The Heavy North’s debut LP Electric Soul Machine was self-released on Record Store Day back in April and has since been well received by fans, followers and the UK music press – including most recently Classic Rock Magazine (“8/10” July ), BBC Introducing and Radio X – as well as…
A Liverpool bar with a burgeoning reputation as a superb cocktail destination is launching its summer season of Drinking in the Dark – its sensational and sensory blind tasting. Drinking in the Dark at Abditory on Queen Avenue in Liverpool city centre allows other senses to dominate, without the benefit of sight. But rest assured, at Abditory delicious drinks come as standard. The event encourages participants to reevaluate their perception of taste through specially conceived cocktails based around…
Online streams are becoming increasingly popular; many people like viewing broadcasts and movies on video games, travel, and even cuisine. The gaming business is no different. Many gamblers now play their favourite games online and upload footage to YouTube. Some of their followers want to learn new skills in order to win more, while others just want to have fun, and watching internet streaming provides them with both! In the gambling community, there are a…
The cost of NFTs has seen a slight increase in recent months. It increased to $35 in February and $41 in March. The current average cost of an NFT is $52. It is important to note that the cost of NFTs can vary greatly depending on the specific NFT. For example https://nft-era.io, some NFTs have sold for as little as a few dollars, while others have sold for millions. In addition, NFTs are a relatively new…
In her Budget 2022 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that all transactions involving virtual or digital assets should have a TDS of 1%. The bitcoin community and market experts in the country think that this decision will have a big effect on bitql official website, though the details are still being worked out. Sitharaman said, “I also plan to set up TDS on payments made for the transfer of 24 virtual digital assets at…