Liverpool News
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Liverpool News
New Images of £100m Liverpool Baltic Station Revealed
New images of the £100m Liverpool Baltic station scheme have been revealed – showing how the new rail link will look in the heart of one of the city region’s fastest growing areas. The new station is one of four planned by recently re-elected Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, who has committed to completing the project by the end of 2027 – a year ahead of its current schedule. Mayor Rotheram has also pledged…
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The Reader’s 5th Annual Bookshelf Reveals Theme of ‘Wonder’
Liverpool-based national charity The Reader has launched its fifth annual Bookshelf 2024/5 and the new theme is ‘Wonder’. This annual collection of 24 novels, plays, poetry and non-fiction for adults, young people and children is a carefully curated list exploring a different theme each year. It is designed to inspire people to discover a diverse range of literature, old and new, including through Shared Reading. Highlights of this year’s recommended list include Jonathan Swift’s 18th…
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New Liverpool Waterfront Mural Celebrates City’s Culture
A new mural on Liverpool’s waterfront has been unveiled, celebrating the city’s sporting, artistic, comedic and dramatic talent. Created by artist Joseph Venning, the mural at ACC Liverpool is designed to highlight the figures from different eras who have defined the city’s cultural life. The mural has been funded by Liverpool BID Company’s Art & Culture Fund and has been developed by ACC Liverpool and dot-art. Stretching 40m, and two metres high, the mural can…
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Liverpool Among UK Cities Prioritising Eye Health
In this digital age, eye health is often overlooked. Many of us spend hours daily on some form of screen, whether on our mobiles for socialising or on laptops and computers for work and entertainment. Fortunately, eye concerns and conditions can be mitigated by early detection. A national eye health survey from 2023 aimed to gauge eye health awareness in the UK. Findings indicated that Norwich, Plymouth, and Liverpool residents are most likely to have…
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Walk of Fame Unveiled To Celebrate Liverpool Football Club Fans Who Contributed To Sustainability Efforts At Anfield
Mr Muscle, a brand of SC Johnson and an official sustainability partner of Liverpool Football Club, has today revealed a fan ‘Walk of Fame’, to celebrate the collective muscle of fans who have helped contribute towards plastic recycling over the past three football seasons at Anfield. The Walk of Fame has been created on Rockfield Road, a street that marks the iconic matchday walk to the stadium and pays homage to 12,848 fan names –…
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Liverpool Sign Gets A Football-Themed Makeover
Football legends Mark Lawrenson, former Liverpool FC player, and Graham Stuart, former Everton FC player, officially unveiled a new look for the giant Liverpool sign in the heart of the city today (Wednesday 24 April). The new artwork that decorates the Liverpool sign, which is located at Liverpool ONE on Thomas Steers Way near to the Hilton Hotel, was designed by Liverpool-based artist Claire Pinegar, to highlight Liverpool’s famous football heritage. The design is inspired…
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Your Lucky Day With Local Competitions in Liverpool
There are thousands of competitions throughout the year in the UK. What makes this even more exciting is that many of these are completely free to enter. Below, we will go through some of the best competitions currently running in the Liverpool area and explain how you can enter. Who knows, maybe it will be your lucky day, and you will find yourself with a free luxury holiday, car, or hotel stay. Two-Night Stay at…
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Carringtons Catering Marks Milestone Anniversary With Record Year
Carringtons Catering, an esteemed name within the region’s catering industry, is marking the 20-year milestone of Helen and Darren Wynn at the helm. The dynamic husband and wife duo took over the reins of the business, which operates right across the North West, back in 2004 and have recently celebrated their most profitable year to date. Helen was named after family friend Helen Carrington, who originally founded Carringtons Catering in 1978. She started there as…
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Business
Professional Liverpool Announces New Sector Leader of Its Corporate Finance Group
Professional Liverpool, one of the city’s leading cross-sector professional services membership bodies, has appointed Mark Borzomato as Sector Lead of its Corporate Finance Group. The Corporate Finance Group provides a platform to connect member organisations across multiple sectors including accounting and advisory firms, banks, law firms, private equity investors and enterprises. Mark, CEO of Liverpool based fund manager River Capital, brings with him over 25 years’ experience in the Liverpool Corporate Finance community which is…
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Blackstock Market Opens Its Doors
Blackstock Market has opened to the public with more than 2,000 people flocking to the multi-million-pound Liverpool venue on its first day. The hotly anticipated new £7million entertainment destination was officially launched, with events including a sold-out evening from Hot Water Comedy Club, led by its popular resident compere Paul Smith. The epic comedy line-up also included fan favourites Jamie Sutherland, Kate Tracey, Danny McLoughlin, Tony Carroll, Rob Thomas, Brennan Reece, Phil Chapman and Freddie Quinn. Earlier in the day, superstar British…
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Ron’s Place: Birkenhead Flat of Artist Granted Grade II Listing
A humble flat on Silverdale Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, has a truly fascinating story. The flat known as Ron’s Place, has earned the prestigious Grade II listed status after a campaign from passionate supporters. This accolade stands as a testament to the extraordinary artistic journey of its former resident, Ron Gittins. For over three decades, Ron Gittins poured his creativity into transforming his living space into a mesmerising realm inspired by the ancient civilizations of Greece…
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Music
Rough Trade Announces Liverpool Store Opening Date
Leading independent music retailer Rough Trade has today announced that its new Liverpool store will open its doors to the public at 10am on Thursday 18 April. Rough Trade Liverpool, located on Hanover Street, will welcome customers just days before its Record Store Day debut on Saturday 20 April. The new store location comprises two floors, with the ground floor housing the record store and café, which will serve Dark Arts Coffee. Meanwhile, the first floor features a dedicated venue space…
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The World Tour Cruise Is Arriving In Liverpool
Liverpool will welcome the MSC Poesia on April 26, 2024, as part of its grand World Cruise itinerary. The visit marks a great moment for the city, as it confirms the global appeal this it has to the cruise industry. The MSC World Cruise offers an extraordinary journey. It’s a 121-day-long voyage through 31 different countries and 52 unique destinations. The ship departed on January 5, 2024, from Genoa in Italy with approximately 2,300 people…
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Liverpool Street Artist Paul Curtis Has Given Away Two Artworks To Charity And Asked Local Musician Michael Aldag To Help
This February Paul Curtis held his first ever exhibition In One Place, at the iconic Royal Liver Building. The exhibition attracted more than 7,500 visitors and saw the artist produce three new artworks live. The largest piece is a mural depicting the construction of the Royal Liver Building, which will remain on public display in the atrium. The smaller two paintings were then auctioned and raffled to help raise funds for two charities close to…
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Weekly Noise: Week #59
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. We’re still recovering from Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis,Looks like that’s our cue to prioritise our health if you didn’t notice.Baltimore bridge has fallen…
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Liverpool News
Weekly Noise: Week #58
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. Apparently there’s no election in May,And of course, we don’t really have a say.Heard the rumours about Prince William’s affair?Considering Kate and the…
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The Reader Urgently Recruiting Volunteers To Read With Care Experienced Children
The Reader charity has launched a major recruitment drive for new volunteers to join its Reading Heroes project which helps children aged 2-15 to improve their confidence and spark a love of reading for pleasure. The project has been running since 2016 and pairs care experienced children and young people in Merseyside with highly trained volunteers to read together online or in-person, weekly for a period of six to nine months. The project is overseen by an experienced project…
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Merseyside Charity Asks People To Get Together And Celebrate Autism Acceptance This April
A Merseyside charity specialising in autism support is encouraging individuals, communities and schools to celebrate autism and autistic people this April. 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day, and Wirral-based Autism Together is asking people to continue learning and thinking about autism right throughout the month, also known as Autism Acceptance Month. As such, the charity is sharing free resources with schools, while encouraging people to hold their own events and fundraising challenges throughout April…
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Meet The Liverpool Supersalon That’s Been In The City For Nearly 50 Years
A city centre hair salon that began life with just two second-hand hairdryers is about to celebrate its 48th year as one of the largest in the country. Rob Webb started Voodou Liverpool as a one-man band in Walton Breck Road, near to where he was born, with limited kit and money borrowed from his uncle in 1976. Now the popular Bold Street business has more than 40 staff at its four floor supersalon, which…
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Liverpool News
Weekly Noise: Week #57
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. Princess Kate is trending for her editing,All because her skills were kinda discrediting.Tories are back at it again, making headlines for the wrong…
