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…
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Picante is turning up the heat once again as the Mexican-inspired cantina returns to Liverpool for its highly anticipated second season. After capturing the city’s imagination in 2025 with its vibrant colours, fiery flavours and next-level margaritas, Picante is heading back to Cains Brewery Village, launching on Friday 13th March with an even bigger programme of tequila tastings, daytime parties, new dishes, cocktails and the return of its much-loved Margarita Masterclasses. Bringing a fun and…
Dear Somebody, With the current inflation crisis, affording a befitting prom dress can prove to be quite the challenge. A Wavertree charity shop is determined to ensure that cost isn’t a barrier. Re-loved on Picton Road is currently in its fourth year of offering free prom dresses to year 11 school pupils. The shop is part of a wider community project, Love Wavertree, a CIC that offers support to struggling families in L15. Lorraine Scanlon…
A far cry from his X-Factor beginnings, James Arthur packed the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Valentine’s Day with a sold-out show full of thousands of adoring fans. The energy from the crowd was consistently high, helped along by the nostalgic tunes and remixes of DJ Imbo – sporting some Arthur merch – with classics such as Call Me Maybe and Timber. There was even a little extra entertainment from some enthusiastic members of…
Royal Albert Dock is inviting families to celebrate the Chinese New Year from 16 to 20 February with free, child-friendly arts and crafts workshops in collaboration with Culture Liverpool. The three workshops, hosted across PANAM, Fab4 Cafe, and Revolution, let children explore traditional Chinese New Year themes, colours, and creative techniques. Fab4 Cafe, 16th, 18th, 20th (10am–2:30pm): Children can create and hand-decorate a mobile horse puppet to celebrate the Year of the Horse with Unusual…
Tom Clarke states The Enemy have fallen in love with music again after turning their backs on the industry completely at one stage. The Coventry band enjoyed success in the 00s on the back of the release of their debut record We’ll Live and Die In These Towns, but struggles behind-the-scenes ultimately took its toll. A year after their fourth studio album It’s Automatic in 2015, the three-piece called time on their journey. Over the…
Jade Morgan, 36, from Liverpool, is warning others against travelling abroad for cosmetic dental treatment after experiencing her own nightmare following a trip to Dubai. The mum of three had planned to travel to Dubai in March 2025 to visit a friend and after admitting that she was ‘easily influenced’, she decided to explore having porcelain veneers fitted at a well-known dental clinic there. Influenced by social media and the promise of a quick transformation…
Under the Mersey Moon is more than just a musical; it’s a celebration of Liverpool’s unique cultural heartbeat, wrapped in the warm embrace of country music’s storytelling tradition. The production’s return to the Floral Pavilion this Valentine’s weekend feels like a homecoming, not just for the cast and crew, but for the audience who find themselves swept up in its infectious charm. The play follows the story of Danny an aspiring country singer trapped in…
Liverpool’s Albert’s Schenke will enter a new chapter this spring, reopening as Schiller’s Hall, on Wednesday 11 March, following a refresh of the space, menu and overall concept. Located at 16 Hanover Street, the venue has traded as Albert’s Schenke since 2020 and will close its doors after service on Saturday 28 February to prepare for its transformation. Reopening as Schiller’s Hall, the venue is a relaxed neighbourhood bar serving Continental food, blending Alpine warmth and…