The future of Mersey Ferries’ Royal Daffodil has been secured after it was sold to a Liverpool-based company. The vessel will be moved from Birkenhead's Duke Street Docks and re-homed in the Canning Dock area where it will serve as a new leisure attraction. Royal Daffodil, which gave over 50 years of ... Read More...
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A Liverpool theatre company has received a trio of funding boosts for projects across Merseyside over the next four years. Collective Encounters delivers theatre for social change projects in the area’s communities, with an aim of giving a voice to those who are seldom heard and developing participants’ skills. It has been ... Read More...
Decor to dine for - Perfect rooms to prepare and enjoy a feast Curated by Natasha Young Callenders Green, Prescot, L34 Light and bright with plenty of space, this kitchen and dining room in Stewart Milne’s ‘Belvoir’ style property is the ideal place to sit down for a family meal. An enclosed laundry zone ... Read More...
Plans to convert a former Wirral Council building into a new student accommodation complex have been revealed. Liverpool-based developer YPG has submitted an application to transform the local authority’s former site on the corner of Cleveland Street and Adelphi Street in Birkenhead. If approved the development, which would be known as the ... Read More...
Work is underway on a new England Coast Path around the country's entire coastline, including two stretches running through Merseyside. Natural England has announced that every section of its project has been started, and will create new paths and new areas of open access land for the public to explore. The two stretches ... Read More...
Residential schemes are among the key regeneration opportunities being highlighted by the new Wirral Growth Company as it prepares to find an investment partner. Next week Wirral Council’s cabinet members will be asked to approve the business case for the company to progress with its £1 billion development vision, which is ... Read More...
What’s on in Liverpool Event listings for 21 April – 4 May 2017 April 21 April - 20 May The Lonesome West Royal Court ‘In Bruges’ filmmaker Martin McDonagh brings his darkly comic play about the shocking and murderous goings-on in the Western Ireland town of Leenane to Liverpool. 22 April Night of Championship Boxing Echo Arena Liverpool St Helens fighter ... Read More...
A 'cutting-edge' youth facility with an on-site skate park and rooftop football pitch has been unveiled in Wirral. The Hive in Birkenhead, which was granted planning permission in the summer of 2015, is a £6 million facility launched by national charity OnSide Youth Zones. Other facilities on offer at the centre include a ... Read More...
What's on in Liverpool: 25 - 30 November November 25 November Tea Street Band Camp and Furnace The Tea Street Band returns to the popular city venue for a warehouse rave. Local bands This Is Rights and The Ship Builders are also set to perform. 25-26 November Laurence Clark: Independence Unity Theatre Catch internationally-renowned comedian Laurence Clark as he regales ... Read More...
7 best places to eat and drink as River of Light heads to the region It’s set to be the biggest firework celebration the city has ever seen and it’s now just days away. Excitement is reaching fever pitch over the River of Light Bonfire Night spectacular which will see the ... Read More...