Local booking agency accused of ‘using independent musicians for profit’
A Liverpool-based music agency is being accused of not paying staff and clients on time as TrustPilot users and former workers share their experiences.
Sound Music Group is a booking agency which offers gigs and events to many aspiring...
Happy ending for Wirral artist’s unique home thanks to mystery donor
The unique Birkenhead home of artist Ron Gittins, who died in 2019, has been saved after being put up for auction thanks to an anonymous donor.
The house was filled with unusual and highly-imaginative works of art.
Gittins lived in the...
Hope Street bar brews up new coffee partnership
Two thriving Liverpool businesses have announced a new partnership.
Hope Street bar Frederik’s is collaborating with local coffee supplier Bean Coffee and celebrated the partnership with free coffees for customers
Being a hub for the Liverpool jazz scene, Frederik’s has...
Celebration as Birkenhead flat that’s a work of art is saved
The famous Birkenhead flat full of artistic wonders including a lion face fireplace has been saved.
Ron Gittins, who died in 2019 aged 80, left behind in his rented flat a unique world of art. However, since Ron’s death...
Painter Steve swops finance for fine art after retirement
Steve Bayley started painting in 2016 after taking early retirement from his job as a financial director in the printing industry.
Since then Steve has tried multiple art media and styles - which is why he has chosen to call...
Where to watch Eurovision around the city as tickets officially sell out
Eurovision fans across the world will be faced with disappointment as tickets sold out in less than two hours after their release.
Liverpool is gearing up to play host to thousands of visitors as the song contest is only two...
Be Free awards set to celebrate community innovators
The Be Free Campaign will host The Community Award Show to recognise change-makers and innovators in the community.
The event will take place at the Isla Gladstone on Friday March 10, with eight different awards up for grabs.
Shantanu Kundu, the...
10 study spots in the city centre for stressed-out students
Exam season has commenced for university students with many facing numerous deadlines from now until mid-May.
University strikes have added to the inevitable stress due to in-person teaching being disrupted. These interruptions have made independent study more important than ever.
This...
Leading player strikes note of hope over future of organ music
Despite claims that the organ is a dying instrument, one leading local organist believes that this musical art form will endure as a result of national schemes and fresh interest.
Last month, MerseyNewsLive spoke to Rachael Belderbos, an organist from...
Tim Hetherington Fellowship offers unique opportunity for LJMU students
In a unique partnership with Index on Censorship and the Tim Hetherington Trust, Liverpool John Moores University is offering one journalism student the opportunity to join the Index on Censorship editorial team for a year.
The Tim Hetherington Fellowship...
