Things about Liverpool that confuse me as a southerner
Liverpool is a special place.
Everyone will say something to that effect about their home but having recently come here I can say this to be an objective fact. Liverpool is strange in the best way.
I’ve lived in Kent for...
Paul O’Grady: A life in pictures
Paul O'Grady's unexpected death has rocked the nation.
The television icon was 67 years old when he tragically died on the evening of March 28.
When given an honorary fellowship at Liverpool John Moores University, Professor Frank Sanderson described O'Grady's life as...
Abandoned cat named after Scooby Doo character learns to love again
After receiving some Paws-itive healing an abandoned cat has put her sad past behind her in search for the purr-fect new home.
Velma and three other cats, called Daphne, Fred and Scooby, named after characters in the popular children’s cartoon...
Animal sanctuary offers neutering scheme to ease ‘kitten season’ crisis
The start of British summertime brings with it light nights, happier moods and the hope of sunshine, yet for cats and kittens it can be a miserable time.
Cats can breed all year round, but unfortunately it increases greatly during...
Discover hidden Liverpool with new guide to the city
A new book featuring 20 walking routes in and around Liverpool has hit the shelves of local bookshops.
'We wrote these walks with a bit of heart and soul.'
The book, Liverpool Hidden Walks, by Claire E. Rider and Neil McDonald,...
Digital space for dynamic trans artwork
The works of a dynamic creative artist and transgender provocateur are being published online enabling digital audiences to enjoy the collection.
The collection is called 'TReasured,' and is described as an anthology of trans experience, created by Mandy Romero.
The...
Top ten strangest things which were normal during COVID
It has been three years since the UK's first lockdown, and time has flown by.
Though it may seem like a lifetime ago since we were all cooped up in our houses, the effects of the pandemic are still being...
“I had woken up in a different body” – COVID-19 affecting lives three years...
March 23 2020, a day that will live long in the memory, was the day Boris Johnson first announced a 'national lockdown' to slow the spread of a virus unheard of just a few weeks before.
Looking back at it...
Stick it to the man: Book fair with a twist comes to Liverpool
Friends, comrades and co-conspirators welcomed the return of the Liverpool Anarchist Book Fair.
This, the 5th fair, was hosted at the Black-E on Great George Street.
Phrases such as 'The system is causing more problems than it can ever solve' and...
Saint Patrick’s Day parade defies the rain
It may have been raining but that didn't dampen the spirits of the revellers enjoying Liverpool's annual Saint Patrick's parade.
This year was the seventh year of the parade which followed a new route, from the Old Irish Centre on Mount...
