Liverpool News
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Liverpool News
Weekly Noise: Week #1
Weekly Noise is our brand new weekly feature, developed and brought to you by Laura Chonzi. Weekly Noise is a short and straightforward way of sharing Liverpool’s trending news and topics in the form of a weekly poem. Laura 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. We’re excited to bring this new form of…
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Liverpool News
size? Launches Debut Concept Store At Liverpool ONE
Grosvenor has announced that exclusive footwear and apparel supplier, size?, has opened its debut, store design concept at Liverpool ONE. Bolstering the destination’s premium retail line up on Peter’s Lane, the new 2,734 sq ft size? store is the third JD Group retailer to open at Liverpool ONE, joining JD Sports and Tessuti’s global flagship. Spanning two floors, size? Liverpool ONE offers an exclusive roster of highly sought-after, worldwide releases, including previously sold out ‘deadstock’ products and signature…
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Get Festive With ‘Christmas Countdown’: Popping Up Around Liverpool City Centre This December
From party games and presents to stilt walkers and songs, Christmas Countdown brings 12 festive pop-up events to Liverpool, counting down to Christmas 2022. Full details of when the events will take place are strictly under wraps, you’ll just have to keep an eye out on Church Street, Williamson Square, Whitechapel, and Clayton Square at 6pm in the evenings this December to catch surprise celebrations for all the family. The 12 pop-up events throughout December…
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Independent Places in Liverpool
Metquarter Backs Shopping Small And Local This Christmas With Winter Market
Liverpool’s Metquarter will support small businesses and local makers this Christmas, welcoming a takeover by one of its retail tenants. The Art Quarter Liverpool will present the Artisans in the City Winter Market which will run 11am – 5pm, on Saturday 3 December. This brand-new event taking place on Metquarter’s upper level will showcase the incredible work of 22 local artists just in time for the gifting season. Run by a group of independent artists,…
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Liverpool News
Liverpool Lighthouse Brings Community Cinema Back To Anfield
Liverpool Lighthouse auditorium cinema doors are officially opening on Saturday 3 December welcoming the local community to a free sing-a-long screening of The Greatest Showman. Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite, followed by pay-what-you-can screenings in December and January as part of the launch. The cinema aims to promote well-being for the local community which has the highest levels of deprivation nationally at a time when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis, bring people together in…
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Liverpool ONE Launches Campaign To Help Local Families In Need This Winter
Liverpool ONE is set to lend a helping hand to families struggling with the cost of living crisis this Christmas, with the launch of its new ONE More campaign. The campaign, which is a first for the retail and leisure destination, gives local people and visitors the chance to donate and support families who are facing financial difficulty this winter, helping to fund hot meals, gifts and support with the cost of living crisis this…
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Liverpool News
Bold Place Launch Crowdfunder To Renovate Community Space
Bold Place is a new female led creative business and community space in the heart of Liverpool. Last week, they launched their first Crowdfunder campaign to renovate Bold Place and open their doors to the community. Bold Place is a grass roots project, focussed on empowering women creatives. They want to provide a place for exploration, learning and escape, in a society where such opportunities are few and far between. Their vision is to create a…
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Liverpool News
A Glowing Christmas Arrives at Liverpool ONE
The countdown to Christmas has officially begun as Liverpool ONE kicked off the festive season with an evening of festive entertainment and celebrations for all. The retail and leisure destination kept the whole family entertained tonight (Friday 11 November) with an array of yuletide activities, glowing Christmas decorations, a never-before-seen neon Christmas tree and many other neon installations! Transforming into a winter wonderland, Liverpool ONE unveiled its new, larger-than-life neon Christmas tree at the centre…
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Liverpool News
Transalpino Opens Doors In Metquarter
Metquarter – home to a raft of independent and boutique Liverpool brands and creators – has today (12 November) opened its doors to cult trainer and menswear store Transalpino. Now open on the ground floor, Transalpino boasts a loyal community of more than 110,000 fans across social media who follow the brand for its unique designs and vast array of trainers. Founded in 2006 on Hanover Street by Brendan Wyatt, Transalpino is loved citywide. The store…
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Liverpool News
Soldiers Enriching Education For Region’s Future Generation Hit Record Numbers
A Merseyside business that is transforming the way education is delivered to the region’s children is celebrating its most successful 12 months to date having worked with more than 18,000 pupils this year. Founded in 2009 by ex-Army Bombardier Wayne Forsyth, The UK Military School encourages 5 – 18-year-olds to overcome barriers to learning by developing and delivering functional skills and morale boosting activities, tailored to each specific school and their needs. As a group of eight…
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Liverpool News
Liverpool ONE Predicted To Buck UK Trends This Christmas
Liverpool ONE is on track to being one of the best performing city centre retail and leisure destinations across the UK this Christmas – figures revealed today have shown. Already, sales are up by almost a quarter, compared to the same time last year. And this news comes as a survey by Small Business Prices shows there is more spent on the high street in Liverpool compared to anywhere else in the UK. Liverpool ONE experienced its…
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Liverpool Cathedral Rebrands For The Future In Collaboration With Creative Agency Poke
Britain’s biggest cathedral has enlisted the help of Liverpool creative agency Poke to deliver its new rebrand. The team, which was established back in 2020 by Director Andrew Binns, pitched against 18 other leading agencies from around the UK to successfully win the tender, which will help tell the story of the cathedral and its diverse offering. One of Poke’s key tasks was to ‘help to bring digital technology’ into the 98-year-old venue’s thinking. The…
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Liverpool News
Rising Artist Sean Webster Makes Metaverse History By Banning ‘Optional Royalties’ With Landmark NFT Project
Sean Webster is a celebrated UK artist who has risen to prominence through his iconic street art murals in his hometown of Liverpool – courting widespread acclaim and commissions from Robbie Williams, Sean Lennon, Newton Faulkner, Brian Ray, and Phil X of Bon Jovi. The rising-star has announced a landmark NFT project which will make metaverse history by becoming the first to ban ‘optional royalties’ in a bid to protect the rights of fellow artists and creators.…
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Liverpool News
Superfast Internet Takes Over Liverpool, What Does This Mean For You?
Fresh off a new batch of investments, Liverpool now rates among the best digitally connected cities in the UK. With significant rollout seen in both 5G and fibre, Liverpudlians are spoilt for choice, but how much does this choice really matter? Looking at the different forms of internet available in Liverpool, what the different speeds mean, and how they can be used, we want to explore what’s available, to see if it’s right for you. Liverpool’s…
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Free Arriva Bus Travel Announced For Liverpool Santa Dash Runners
The countdown is on to the 19th annual BTR Liverpool Santa Dash which takes on Sunday 4 December 2022. The event was created by independent race event organisation BTR Liverpool, who organise and stage the 5K festive fun run each year. The latest announcement from BTR Liverpool highlights free Arriva bus travel on event day, and next week’s opening of the city centre pop-up shop in St Johns Shopping Centre for in-person registration and Santa suit…
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Liverpool News
Full Time Meals Takeover Travels To Liverpool
Pupils at Dovecot Primary, Liverpool, were treated to a Full Time Meals takeover last week, which saw a selection of recipes from Tom Kerridge’s Full Time Meals initiative provided for every child in recognition of the ongoing campaign to extend free school meal eligibility. The activity, which also included interactive food workshops for pupils, championed frontline school caterers and the work they do feeding the nation’s children, as well as driving awareness of the Full…
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Liverpool News
Charlotte Tilbury Launches At Liverpool ONE In Regional Debut
Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘Beauty Wonderland’ has opened at Liverpool ONE. The 1,000 sq ft store, located on the corner of Paradise Street, marks the brand’s first UK opening in six years and the first standalone UK Charlotte Tilbury space outside London. Charlotte Tilbury’s newest ‘easy-to-choose, easy-to-use’ beauty destination at Liverpool ONE is the next step in the brand’s global expansion, building on the success of stores in international locations such as Los Angeles, Dubai, and Hong Kong. The new Liverpool ONE destination is fitted out in Charlotte Tilbury’s iconic pink hues, including their signature shade, ‘Pillow Talk’. The store’s interior design embodies the brand’s trademark glamourous aesthetic,…
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Liverpool News
Participants Wanted for Theatre In The Rough’s New Eco-Arts Project
Liverpool’s Theatre in the Rough has been awarded funding for GROUND – a new arts project exploring the issue of Climate Anxiety in young people. They are now seeking ten participants to create original work for a brand new film and publication. The climate’s in crisis, and that’s some heavy weather. GROUND asks how we can anchor ourselves when the scale of the problem seems overwhelming. To explore these feelings positively, Theatre in the Rough…
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Calling All Independent Makers & Businesses: Join The Winter Arts Market Online
Open Culture, the team behind the Winter and Summer Arts Markets, have announced a new online format for 2022, with the Winter Arts Market Online. Applications are open now!Following the disappointing news that Open Culture are unable to host the Winter Arts Market at Liverpool Cathedral they have been working to offer artists and makers an alternative online opportunity to promote their businesses this Christmas.The Winter Arts Market has become an integral part of all our Christmas shopping routines.…
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Ormskirk Food & Drink Market Call For Local Talent To ‘Play’ This November
Ormskirk Food & Drink Market is on the lookout for local musicians to take to the stage at the Moorgate venue when it opens later next month. The team behind the venue, which is themed around Eat, Meet & Play, has revealed that it will host live music three days a week, on a raised stage within the 10,000 sq. ft space. The countdown to the opening is now on with the town eagerly awaiting…
