Two Merseyside mums have joined forces to redefine what a night out looks like with the launch of SELFEE, a new concept bringing together wellness, empowerment and high-energy social experiences for women. Created by Georgia Hayes from Liverpool and Leah Stephens from Wirral, SELFEE offers an alternative to traditional nights out, combining self-development with celebration in a way that feels both meaningful and fun. At its core, SELFEE is built around a simple but powerful idea.…
Liverpool Restaurant Week returns this Spring, celebrating the city’s characterful hospitality offer. Now in its third year, it will run from 18-26 April. Organised and funded by Liverpool Business Improvement District, Liverpool Restaurant Week launched as an opportunity to cast a spotlight on the restaurants and eateries of Liverpool city centre. Each venue creates a culinary or drink offer to take part in the week, ranging from £5 to £35. With an urge to explore…
New Brighton has officially confirmed its bid to become the UK’s first Town of Culture, setting out a bold coastal vision for 2028 and inviting residents, businesses and visitors to help shape the programme. The bid forms part of a landmark moment for Wirral, with two towns entering the national competition. Birkenhead will bid in the large town category, while New Brighton will compete in the small town category, reflecting the strength and ambition of…
Zoe’s Place has announced the appointment of leading local construction firm Krol Corlett as the principal contractor for the new Little Lights hospice in Liverpool. The appointment marks a significant milestone in the journey to create a purpose-built, state-of-the-art children’s hospice that will provide specialist care and support to babies and young children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as vital support for their families. Work will get underway on site at Hayman’s Green…
One of the city’s most iconic entertainment venues is entering a bold new era as Liverpool Olympia officially becomes a Community Interest Company (CIC), placing community benefit at the heart of its future plans. The landmark venue on West Derby Road has adopted CIC status to strengthen its commitment to delivering cultural, educational and training opportunities for local people. As a CIC, the organisation will reinvest profits back into the community it serves — a…
Liverpool’s historic hidden gem, Sefton Park Hotel, is entering an exciting new chapter as it unveils a series of strategic leadership appointments and significant venue enhancements, positioning the boutique property for its most successful year to date. Overlooking the picturesque boating lake in Sefton Park, the much-loved Victorian villa has announced the appointment of Megan Hanson as its new Hotel Manager. Bringing more than 15 years of hospitality experience and an extensive hotel background, Megan…
Liverpool’s thriving grassroots scene continues to produce artists unafraid of wearing their hearts on their sleeves — and with his new single Precious To Me, Cael Oak steps confidently into that space. The track is one of his most personal to date. Blending pop accessibility with acoustic warmth, subtle rock dynamics and a thread of country-inspired honesty, Precious To Me captures a moment many will recognise but few articulate so openly: falling in love with…
Finding Belonging Beyond Blood: How Stephanie Trujillo’s “Apples and Oranges” Celebrates the Families We Choose and the Connections That Heal. Stephanie Trujillo’s poem Apples and Oranges is a quietly powerful meditation on family — not the kind you’re born into, but the kind you choose. It’s about belonging, about building a support network when your blood family isn’t safe, supportive, or present. For anyone who has felt estranged, overlooked, or out of step with inherited expectations, the poem offers recognition…
Getting the most out of your travel in any given year often means planning early. This is another way of saying that the best time to set your holidays for the coming year into motion is right now. This year, the data suggests that UK-based travellers are looking for a combination of meaningful ‘slow’ experiences, more traditional sunshine-chasing, and cultural wow-factor. But exactly where might these kinds of trips be enjoyed? Let’s consider a number…
As the frost begins to melt away across the UK, you likely find yourself staring at a wardrobe full of heavy wools while the afternoon sun suggests a different story. The transition between seasons often presents a sartorial challenge, yet the spring 2026 collections prove that you don’t need a total overhaul to stay current. This year, fashion editors celebrate the clever interplay between winter warmth and spring lightness. While focusing on smart silhouettes and…
The much-anticipated Vegas-inspired, three-floor venue opened in Concert Square on Friday. DeLuca’s has officially opened in Concert Square, introducing a 700-capacity venue that brings sport, competitive socialising and late-night entertainment together at scale. Inspired by the spectacle and confidence of Las Vegas after dark, DeLuca’s complex spans three floors and has been carefully designed to move seamlessly from daytime drinks and live sport into full celebration. The interiors combine mid-century modern design with 70s and 80s…
Dear Somebody, Family is the priceless adhesion that defines a community. Liverpool now has 11 Family Hubs operating across the city as the council looks to establish a hub in every neighbourhood. Building on the well-established strengths of Liverpool’s Children’s Centres, a Family Hub is a place where all families with children and young people aged 0-19 (or 25 if the young person has special educational needs or disabilities) can access coordinated support, information, advice,…
A Stage Lit by Obsession, Beauty and Brilliance. There’s a particular electricity when Matthew Bourne arrives at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. Not polite anticipation. Expectation. Bourne doesn’t do decorative ballet; he does storytelling with teeth. And The Red Shoes remains one of his most psychologically loaded works. Inspired by the 1948 Powell and Pressburger classic, Bourne strips away any lingering romantic haze and gets to the bruise beneath the beauty. This isn’t a fairy tale about artistic destiny. It’s about…
Something with a little spice. Tonight, I witnessed a very empowering and powerful evening of burlesque. I was warned before the evening starts that once you go to one show you will be hooked and I have to completely agree. I will definitely be going back. The evening was compared by the fun and fantastic Tilly Mint; who is co-producer of The Spare Rib Burlesque & Cabaret. Tilly kept the evening moving and had a…
Are you interested in knowing how some of your favourite theatre shows come together? Are you interested in history? Ever wondered where stars like Bill Nighy, Julie Walters and Eddie Redmayne started? Get yourself down to the Everyman theatre in Liverpool for a fascinating and educational tour all about the building, the beginnings, the culture and the amazing features which on everyday glance may be missed. Greeted by the wonderful Alan and Kathy who were…
Love, Waiting, and New Beginnings: Hope Savage’s Intimate Celebration of Adoption. Hope Savage’s poem Introductions (1) is a quiet, heart-stopping glimpse into the first meeting between her and her daughter before she came to live with them. It’s the kind of moment that lingers long after it passes — full of anticipation, tenderness, and the strange, electric weight of new beginnings. Savage writes with a clarity that feels immediate and unpolished, but that’s the point. Her poetry doesn’t need heavy…
Birkenhead live music venue, Future Yard, will launch a new crowdfunder this month to support the venue’s expansion and strengthen its future. BUILD OUR FUTURE will support the construction of a 600 capacity indoor venue on the Future Yard site, alongside 12 flexible studio spaces. Future Yard has already secured 97% of the £3m project which will begin this Spring. The campaign is looking to raise £150k, of which 50% will support construction costs and…
Liverpool restaurant NORD has announced that Executive Chef Daniel Heffy will appear in the upcoming series of Great British Menu, representing North West England in the opening regional heat of the competition. The new series begins on Tuesday 24 February at 7pm on BBC Two, with all three episodes from the North West heat also available to stream on BBC iPlayer from the same morning. This year’s competition celebrates British movies and film-makers from each chef’s…
Registration for Walk for Autism 2026 is now open! Autism Initiatives welcomes participants to join the challenge and fundraise for autism projects and services across Liverpool and the wider UK. Autism Initiatives charity has started the year on cloud nine, as the team gets set for the ninth year of Walk for Autism. The charity’s annual fundraising challenge will step into action on 26 March and come to a finish on World Autism Acceptance Day,…
The Access Manifesto – From Lived Experience to Sector-Wide Action Change in the arts rarely arrives by accident. It comes from lived experience, from frustration, from conversations that refuse to be ignored — and from people prepared to turn those conversations into action. For Maisy Gordon, The Access Manifesto began with precisely that urgency. “As a disabled person myself, I have first-hand experience of the barriers disabled people face within the arts,” she says. But…