Simon O’Rourke interview: Award-winning wood sculptor behind new Beatles works Waterloo-born Simon O’Rourke is an award-winning wood carver who creates imaginative sculptures across the globe. Now based in Wales, Simon is currently in the midst of a four-week project which has brought him back to the Liverpool City Region and it’s said to ... Read More...
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Terence Davies interview: Acclaimed Liverpool-born filmmaker A lifetime of shunning the mainstream means Terence Davies faces an uphill funding battle on most of his projects, yet the Liverpool-born filmmaker continues undeterred. The acclaimed director’s latest offering, ‘A Quiet Passion’, charting the life of American poet Emily Dickinson, was years in the making but ... Read More...
High street agents must adapt as internet continues to ‘revolutionise’ property buying Long-running Liverpool agent Andrew Louis is evolving its services to compete online. Words by Natasha Young | Sponsored content Consumer purchasing has been “revolutionised and empowered” by the internet but on-street estate agents can still thrive if they adapt, according to a ... Read More...
The Mersey Sound 50 years on: Interview with Brian Patten Throughout 2017 Liverpool will celebrate 50 years since Brian Patten, Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri – also known as the ‘Liverpool Poets’ – released their influential and hugely popular anthology, ‘The Mersey Sound’. Now a bestseller, with updated versions having ... Read More...
Keep it local: Independent farm shops in Liverpool To achieve the freshest, heartiest dishes with quality local ingredients, the city region is home to a host of independent farm shops offering the perfect way to inject a truly authentic taste of the season. Here’s our pick of the best. Words by Matthew Smith Claremont Farm Bebington, ... Read More...
Clean Cut Kid interview: Band prepare for Liverpool Music Week Liverpool four-piece Clean Cut Kid has been hailed as one of the hardest working bands in the business, and all of that graft is really paying off. After securing a record deal with Polydor, launching their debut EP to critical acclaim and playing ... Read More...
Going for gold: Interview with Anthony Fowler Five weeks after following a school friend down to his local Toxteth boxing gym, an 11-year-old Anthony Fowler was already celebrating his first victory before owning a proper pair of boots or even a gum shield. Fast forward to 2016 and after successfully qualifying for ... Read More...
Making a splash As a schoolboy John Neild and his friends used to play football on Aintree Racecourse. Now a successful businessman and owner of the racehorse ‘Splash of Ginge’, John talks to Your Move about his lifelong love affair with racing, his ill fated attempts to become a jockey and ... Read More...
Brother in arms: Interview with Liam Smith Interview by Lawrence Saunders As one part of a remarkable Liverpool boxing family, Liam Smith draws strength from the unprecedented success of his brothers, strength which last year saw him become the first outright world champion from this city in 22 years. It has been confirmed ... Read More...
A wealth of Merseyside talent will be aiming for this year’s Rio 2016 Olympics. With just months to go until the global tournament, we’ve tracked down the region’s hopefuls looking to make their mark on the competition to athletes hoping to round off their sporting careers on a high. James Tartt Track Dream to ... Read More...