Smithdown Festival to return this May bank holiday weekend
Returning for their 11th year, Smithdown Festival is offering a weekend of live music and community spirit this May bank holiday weekend.
With free access to all venues, the festival will bring together emerging talent and established acts from across...
UK’s largest cat show comes to Liverpool
Liverpool hosted the UK’s largest competitive cat show – the GCCF Supreme Cat Show 2026 - over the weekend.
With this year's theme being “Cat-O-Vision” (a play on Eurovision), it was a global gathering of cats and their owners from...
Over 1000 arrests in fight against ‘county lines’ drugs gangs
Merseyside Police have made over 1000 arrests connected to ongoing operations against 'county lines' gangs in the last year, new figures reveal.
The data, released as part of the force's Project Medusa campaign, show that large-scale seizures of drugs, weapons...
Liverpool continues its fight for grassroots music venues
This Friday marks the start of Liverpool's first ever Music Month, dedicated to celebrating Liverpool's music heritage as a UNESCO City of Music.
It comes as part of a continuous attempt to revive Liverpool's once vibrant grassroots music scene.
Rising costs...
Stress awareness month and the reality for students
As stress awareness month draws to a close, for some, stress levels are on the rise. It's a time when many students are preparing to submit assignments, and are revising for exams.
Students are finding that stress has become an...
Joe Martin brings modern country storytelling to Liverpool’s British Music Experience
In a city built on music legacy, a small Liverpool crowd were reminded why original music is still the best.
An audience of 70 people gathered in The British Music Experience on Thursday night to watch artist Joe Martin perform...
“Grief Must Be Love With Nowhere To Go” – the exhibition finding new ways...
Grief is universal – and something that is very hard to avoid.
So why can it be so difficult to talk about something that affects everybody to some extent at some point in their lives?
For artists, Emily Simpson and Chris...
Police CCTV appeal following robbery in Liverpool City Centre
Police are looking for a man in connection with a robbery at a Liverpool city centre cash machine.
Detectives have issued CCTV images today (Wednesday 29th April) of a man who could assist with their enquiries following the incident, which...
Liverpool’s search for a Dock Star: do you have what it takes?
The Royal Albert Dock is set to host a music competition this May to find the city's best emerging talent to perform at Liverpool Sound City 2027.
“Dock Star” is calling out to all musicians, singers and bands of all...
St Helens veteran makes history at 2026 London Marathon
St Helens war hero and charity founder Andy Reid MBE defied the odds by becoming the first triple amputee to finish the London Marathon.
Mr Reid crossed the finish line on Sunday after 12 hours, 34 minutes and 54 seconds,...
