A vigil is to be held at The Liverpool Biennial arts project The List, following recent vandalism. The piece on Great George Street lists the name of refugees and migrants who lost their lives trying to reach Europe, but has been damaged twice since it was put up. Members of the public ... Read More...
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A wooden shed where people can get support with their emotional wellbeing is to officially open in South Liverpool this week. Health and social care charity Person Shaped Support (PSS) has built the 'Dutch Barn' at its urban farm in Garston. Billed as a “modern day haven”, the stylish shed aims to ... Read More...
A public consultation has been launched into how Mersey Ferries’ first new vessel in nearly 60 years should look. Customers, local residents and visitors as well as key groups and individuals in the region are also being asked what facilities the ferry should have on board ahead of its commissioning. The three-week ... Read More...
Plans to hold music concerts and a range of non-football sporting events at Anfield stadium could move a step closer next week. In June, Liverpool FC submitted proposals to make its world-famous home a “year-round destination”. Reports to be considered by Liverpool City Council’s planning committee next week (28 August) are recommending the club’s plans ... Read More...
A host of new features are being lined up for Bold Street Coffee when it returns to its original home later this year. The team behind the popular café has joined forces with Liverpool food and drink company Graffiti Spirits Group as it plans to expand its space and offering at ... Read More...
Organisers of the Liverpool City Region’s forthcoming Giants event are calling for donations of pre-loved musical instruments. Around 100 violins and half a dozen pianos are needed for the 4-7 October show, which is still shrouded in mystery. Details of which Giants will visit for ‘Liverpool’s Dream’ and the routes they will ... Read More...
Work is underway to develop a new café and outdoor performance space at Prescot’s Market Place. Armitage Construction has started building the MATE Creative Bistro and Piazza, which forms part of a £600,000 transformation of the site through the Knowsley Council and Heritage Lottery funded Prescot Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). The building ... Read More...
A new tenant is due to start fitting out the interior of Liverpool’s former BHS store this autumn. Works are currently well underway to transform the former department store on Lord Street in preparation for the occupant’s arrival. H&M has declined to comment on whether the clothing chain, or another of H&M ... Read More...
Liverpool foodies can receive a free lunch in return for kindness when a pop-up café arrives in the city. Free-from, plant-based food brand Gosh! will be serving up delights including sweetcorn and quinoa bites and sweet potato pakora to anyone who pledges a kind act. The Gosh! Kindness Café will be setting ... Read More...
Everton Football Club has appointed a stadium development director to progress its ambitious plans for a new Bramley-Moore Dock ground. Construction industry expert Colin Chong has taken the role, in a move hailed as an “important step” for the club’s stadium vision. Chong has already been working as Everton’s head of estates ... Read More...