Liverpool News

Weekly Noise: Week #4

Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura Chonzi will take the top trending hashtags or stories on social media and turn them into a ten-line poetic masterpiece for each week of the month, hence the name. Inflation is getting even more inflated,And that’s leaving us very deflated.Were you able to predict the snow?Cause even the weather didn’t know.What’s with…

Lifestyle

5 Ways To Celebrate Pride Month

June is Pride Month and there’s so many great ways to celebrate! There are numerous ways to engage in this cause, regardless of where you live. The following are exciting ways for you to celebrate Pride Month: Attend a Pride Event. Pride events are an excellent way to commemorate Pride Month. You can attend one in your city or another, and they can be large or tiny, political or not. Pride celebrations are also fun…

Travel

6 Holiday Destinations To Try In 2023

Would you like to enjoy a staycation in 2023 and see more of the country you live in? Thankfully, there are many wonderful spots you can enjoy in the UK, and that is going to bring excitement to your family vacation. From the stunning scenery and hiking in Scotland to the beautiful beaches in Devon, you are never short of somewhere wonderful to go and explore. You can even travel around and see different destinations.…

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The Student Guide To Liverpool

Moving to a new city for Uni can be daunting, but Liverpool is a fantastic place with tons of stuff for students to get up to. Boasting an incredible nightlife, beautiful sights and a rich music and arts culture, you’re guaranteed to settle in in no time. Here’s our ultimate Student Guide To Liverpool. Nightlife Pop World This is an absolute no-brainer when it come to our Student Guide To Liverpool. A night out at…

Music

Christopher Gosudarski and Mike Ryan win the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2022

The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2022 Showcase Final took place at LEAF on Bold Street on Saturday 14 January 2023. A packed venue saw each of the ten finalists performing their song with a picture of the work of art that inspired it projected onto the big screen for all to see. At the end of the night Christopher (Krzysztof) Gosudarski was announced as the winner of the Judges’ Award for 2022 with his song In Sands Of Time, performed…

Music

Legendary Indian Vocalist Bombay Jayashri To Make Rare Visit To The UK This March

In just over two months, Milap will present one of India’s most celebrated and undisputed stars of classical music, Bombay Jayashri, as she returns to England for the first time in over a decade to perform two very special shows of Carnatic compositions and improvisations.  Having performed her first concert in 1982, Bombay Jayashri is known for her distinctive vocal range and quality, and her incredibly varied repertoire featuring songs from various Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and…

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5 Alternative Nights Out In Liverpool

When you visit a great city such as Liverpool, there are many ways to enjoy an entertaining night out. You could go to Anfield or Goodison Park for the football, though the latter isn’t that thrilling these days. There are lots of pubs, of course, and cinemas to visit. But how about doing something a little bit different? Here are five alternative nights out in Liverpool that you need to try out. The Cheese Crawl…

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Ready Player One? This Drinks Brand is Bringing An Old-School Gaming Tournament to Liverpool

Fancy yourself as Liverpool’s top gamer? You’re about to get the opportunity to prove yourself as a Hartwall Original® Long Drink and NQ64 partner for a series of gaming tournaments. Starting on 25 January, ‘gin in a tin’ AKA Original® Long Drink and retro arcade game & classic console venue NQ64 will be bringing the people of Liverpool a monthly competition, which will kick off with the iconic Mario Kart, a favourite amongst gamers. Entry to…

Travel

10 Places To Visit When On Your UK Babymoon

You may be considering going on a babymoon when you are pregnant. There are many unique places in the world where you can go on a babymoon. You can go for the lovely beaches in the Caribbean to some fantastic winter sun destinations like Dubai. But what about having a babymoon and a staycation in the United Kingdom? To help you out, we jotted down ten places to visit when you are on your United…

Health and Fitness in Liverpool

Wellness In The City Gains Support of Leading Businesses & The General Public

Liverpool Wellness In The City takes place next Friday with a host of businesses from a wide variety of industries participating. Happening on Friday 27 January at The Spine in Paddington Village, its aim is to educate and raise awareness of all the options available in the Merseyside wellness arena. Headlining the day is global wellness expert Cesar Gamio who alongside Alison Lobb, managing partner at Morecrofts LLP and psychotherapist and acclaimed wellbeing author Kim Rutherford…

Music

Fate Releases Powerful New Single ‘Luck’

Fate is a talented independent artist from Merseyside. Following her previous single Ghosted, she is back with another personal track called Luck. Although she is fresh on the scene, she is already beginning an impressive catalogue of well-produced songs that come straight from the heart.  Many of us have been through a difficult relationship that took more away from us than it gave. Luck is about the reflection of a relationship Fate once had that…

Music

4 Local Bands & Musicians To Watch In 2023

Jo Makabayi takes a look at some of the freshest local bands and musicians who you should be keeping an eye on and an ear out for in 2023. Bill Nickson Credit: Lens of A Wool Bill Nickson is a young lo-fi musician from the Merseyside music scene who had a busy 2022 touring around Liverpool with his live band, bringing the electricity to his soft, playful, bedroom pop sound. His latest EP release Thoughts…

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In Conversation – Linda Gold of FunnyBoyz

FunnyBoyz is the ultimate drag party and drag cabaret night out in Liverpool. We caught up with the legendary Linda Gold to find out all about it! Liverpool Noise: For our readers who don’t know about FunnyBoyz, tell us all about it. Linda Gold: Funnyboyz is the original Drag Queen Bingo event. Since our launch on 21 April 2021, hundreds of events and bars have tried to copy our format but what makes us unique…

Music

Pleasure Island Return With Their First Post- Pandemic Single: Shallow Grave

Liverpool’s punchy, indie-rock duo, Pleasure Island, will be releasing their newest track, Shallow Grave, 25 January 2023. With Sean Ekins’s on guitar and vocals, and Sam Pierpoint on the drums, the two artists are notorious for their bold, outspoken and edgy music, which took root in light of the Covid19 pandemic. Their songs do not shy away from controversy or political discussion, but rather weigh in with candid and impactful insight; with earlier releases such…

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Liverpool ONE Brightens Blue Monday With Hundreds Of Blooms

Flowers filled Liverpool ONE this morning to help put a smile on visitors’ faces on Blue Monday.  Dubbed as the ‘most depressing day of the year’ following the festivities of Christmas, together with failed New Year’s resolutions and financial struggles, Blue Monday has become known for prompting ‘January blues’.  But, in a bid to inject a spot of cheer today, fresh flowers were placed across Liverpool ONE, encouraging visitors to pick one up and take…

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Confidence Boosting Organisation, Loud Speaker, Gives Top Tips For Blue Monday

Loud Speaker, an organisation from Liverpool that offers confidence boosting workshops to young people, has provided their top tips on fighting the doom and gloom during Blue Monday. The third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday and is said to be the most depressing day of the year. But Loud Speaker Directors Calvin Eden and Oba Akinwale want to change that. Taking resilience as the key trait to work on, they’ve provided easy tips to…

Music

Double Bill of Latin American Concerts Kick Off The Year At The Philharmonic Hall

Liverpool’s own LUMA Creations is hitting the ground running in 2023, with the arts and cultural organisation bringing two exciting music shows to the city’s Philharmonic Hall. GRUPO LUMA return to the iconic venue’s music room on Friday 3 February with their six piece musical ensemble to take you on a magical journey of Latin America through a wondrous array of music and song. Focusing on some of the emblemic songs from the Latin American popular song movement, Grupo Luma creates a backdrop…

Music

Pleasure Island Announce ‘Shallow Grave’ Single Release

Liverpool post punk duo Pleasure Island have announced the release of their first single of 2023, Shallow Grave. Following the release of Priory during the lockdowns, the band have been extensively touring the UK in preparation for the release.  The band have cited lack of funds as the chief cause of the 18 month delay between singles, with members of the band subject to periods of time without work and not eligible for furlough. Guitarist…

Other

5 Steps To Take After Purchasing A Home In Liverpool

Firstly, congratulations on purchasing a home in Liverpool! If you are new to this area, know that you will be joining a vibrant and exciting community of people. Scousers look after their own, and you now join this list. If you lived in Liverpool previously, you would already know this! Now that you own your own home here, you will need to take a few essential steps. Firstly, you need to deal with selling your…

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‘Nike Membership At JD’ To Host Free Sturdy Off Dance Workshop At JD Gym South Liverpool

JD and Nike continue the celebration of Air Force 1, bringing you the ultimate TikTok trending dance workshop on Saturday 21 January. JD the leading retailer for youth fashion and sports brands, connect with Nike this January to bring the ultimate dance workshop to JD GYM Liverpool South by teaming up with the world’s biggest sturdy dance platform – Sturdy Off. JD consumers who sign up to Nike Membership at JD will be given the…