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...
MerseyNewsLive roundup of the year March 7 2023
Lucy Burns presents our final news bulletin with a year round up by Coni Harpham.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np2tKcI7xWo
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...
LJMU lecturer warns World War Three could be a step closer
In the week when Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to ‘find the murderers’ of a prisoner of war, a lecturer from LJMU has warned a possible third World War is a step closer
The apparent shooting of the prisoner...
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...
Residents’ concern over plans for landmark Hollywood Bowl complex
Developers have put in a planning application to Liverpool City Council to reconfigure the landmark Hollywood Bowl complex in Liverpool Shopping Park.
But residents fear that a newly-updated Hollywood Bowl will not be built due to the previous "failed promises"...
MerseyNewsLive TV news roundup March 7 2023
Watch our final MerseyNewsLive roundup of the academic year with Lucy Burns:
https://youtu.be/mSRPpMCECAI
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...