Liverpool will mark the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster on Friday (15 April). Flags will be flown at half-mast from civic buildings (St George’s Hall, Cunard Building and Liverpool Town Hall) and bells will toll 97 times at 3.06pm from the Town Hall to remember those who lost their lives ... Read More...
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Liverpool Football Club star Jamie Carragher will be among the participants at tomorrow’s (12 May) Run For The 96. The Bootle-born former player, who was part of the winning squad when the team last won the European Cup Final in 2005, will be joined by his dad, Phil Carragher on the ... Read More...
Around 2,400 runners will take on a Liverpool to New Brighton challenge this Sunday (15 April) as the BTR Mersey Tunnel 10K returns. Participants from the region and its running clubs as well as destinations as far as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand have signed up to the 13th annual race. This ... Read More...
People across Liverpool are being encouraged to join businesses and cultural venues in commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy. A minute’s silence will be observed this Sunday (15 April) in remembrance of the 96 people who lost their lives 29 years ago. Organisations and businesses including National Museums Liverpool and ... Read More...
Tom Murphy interview: Memorial sculptor behind Shankly & Dean statues From John Lennon to Bill Shankly, artist Tom Murphy has immortalised some of Liverpool’s brightest stars in bronze and established himself as the preferred sculptor for many of the city’s leading institutions. Your Move sat down with the man behind many recognisable ... Read More...
Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden will be showing his support at this weekend’s Run For The 96, organisers have announced. Gerry, who recorded a cover of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ with his band Gerry & The Pacemakers in 1963 and achieved a Number 1 hit, will take the stage at the second ... Read More...
Liverpool’s highest honour will be awarded to the 96 people who died at Hillsborough as well as key figures involved in the 27-year justice campaign. The Freedom of the City will be given posthumously for the first time ever to honour the Liverpool Football Club fans who lost their lives at ... Read More...
A special commemoration event is taking place at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall this evening (27 April) to mark the verdict of the Hillsborough inquests. Led by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and family members of the 96 football supporters who lost their lives in the 1989 stadium disaster, the ceremony will ... Read More...
Cultural attractions, civic buildings and city centre landmarks will commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy tomorrow (15 April) when a minute’s silence takes place. The silence will be observed across Liverpool at 3.06pm, the exact time the fateful football match was stopped, in remembrance of the 96 people who ... Read More...