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...
Chelsea Reach nightclub owner publishes memoir
A former local nightclub owner has published a new book about legendary New Brighton club Chelsea Reach.
Paul Chase was both manager and doorman at Chelsea Reach, and his new memoir, Chelsea Nights, tells the story of the iconic nightclub...
“It’s an absolute disaster”: Locals lament decline of Kirkby town centre
The death of the high street and town centres across the UK will be an issue in many areas when England goes to the polls next week, and Kirkby is a shining example of this issue.
It is true that...
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...
Labour could lose control of Merseyside councils, expert says
Only two years ago, the Labour Party swept to power after 14 years of Conservative rule. However, since then, the party has collapsed in the polls. With the upcoming local elections on May 7th, including on Merseyside, Sir Keir...
Is social media the new battleground for elections?
Elections used to be fought with door knocking, letters through your door and interviews with the press. But these local elections we are seeing social media being a strong weapon in the candidates' arsenal.
But this isn't the case...
