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Musician Paddy Turner performing with a guitar at Rockpoint Records

Rockpoint Records provides new opportunity for young aspiring artists in Merseyside

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Bar and live music venue Rockpoint Records is providing a new opportunity for young aspiring artists in Merseyside. The venue on Victoria Road in Wallasey has launched a brand new open mic night with the sole aim of supporting original...
Art Collective Team

Wirral artists showcase their creations in major international exhibition

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A collective of artists based at the Old Fire Station in Port Sunlight are exhibiting their creative works at the prestigious Venice Biennale 2026. The Venice Biennale is a major international contemporary art exhibition showcasing talented artists from all around...
Five piece all-female jazz band

New festival platforms grassroots jazz scene

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Liverpool’s first-ever international jazz fringe festival will launch tomorrow night, promising to give a new platform to grassroots musicians from the city and beyond. The festival opened with a preview gig at the Baltic Market on Saturday, and a further...
Artwork at 'The Space We Share'. Picture by Tamsin Keeney

Exhibition open showcasing local artists’ work

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A new exhibition is open this week, aiming to showcase local artistic talent. Titled "The Space We Share", the exhibition has been organised by members of the "Still Growing Collective", a group of nine local artists. Located within the Palm House...
Interior of St George's Hall (c) Edith Toner

Iconic beer festival set to return to St George’s Hall this year

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The popular St George’s Hall beer festival is set to return this September after a three year break, under new organisation from local pub The Ship and Mitre. The iconic Liverpool venue previously hosted a festival every September run by...
Image shows three panellists at the Index on Censorship event.

Has Gen Z been silenced? Campus free speech comes under the spotlight

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Abortion rights activism on university campuses was explored last week at a panel on free speech. The debate took place last Friday (6th February) at Liverpool John Moore's University's Student Life Building. The event was co-hosted by LJMU's student union and...
An impression of how the newly refreshed gallery could look.

The World Museum’s dinosaurs are back!

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Liverpool Museum's much-loved dinosaur exbibit is set to reopen this Saturday under the new name ‘Wild World: Dinosaurs and Natural History’. Ashley Cooke, Head of World Museum, said: "It’s so exciting to have updated the gallery showcasing a refreshed space...
A busy crowd in a small venue

Grassroots music venues to get funding lifeline

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Liverpool City Council is offering a £3000 grant to grassroot venues to support up to six nights of live music programming. The grant also includes business support and advice, workshops and mentoring. Priority will be given to venues that have...
Photo of Hayley Lynn Gordon the poet holding a folder of her poetry

Liverpool writer on the lookout for artist to illustrate new book

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Liverpool writer Hayley Lynn Gordon is on the lookout for artists to illustrate seven of her poems for her forthcoming book ‘Lemonade Grenade’ that will be launched in July this year. This is Gordon’s first book, consisting of fifty-four poems...

Strictly shimmies into Liverpool for the Live Tour

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Liverpool welcomes the stars of the BBC1 Show Strictly Come Dancing to the M&S bank arena this month. Hosted by Janette Manrara and judged by Merseyside’s own Shirley Ballas, alongside Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood, the tour is...

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