Liverpool, a city that speaks with an accent exceedingly rare, a people famed for their sense of humour and two fictional birds that keep an eye on the residents below them. To sum up Liverpool in a sentence is impossible, it’s unique culture whether it be in reference to its…

“What is a city without its people? Without its vibrant culture? Without its bustling streets? The pandemic saw Liverpool and cities like it fall silent around the world as we put on masks to shield ourselves, protect each other and batten down the hatches for what we hoped, we wished…

“The joy that music can bring to all of us has just been underlined for me by the text I’ve just received from my niece Jess. She was so excited that my phone almost burst under the sheer weight of emoji’s signalling that I was dealing with a ridiculously happy…

“Earlier this Spring Liverpool hosted Liverpool Against Racism — a series of week-long events to raise the issue of anti-Black discrimination and reiterate that we are a city against racism, we are positive about change and we WILL change the narrative around racism in Liverpool and beyond. Never afraid to…

It looks different but it is still very much the LIMF that you have grown to know and love: A festival that celebrates the best of local music alongside a host of carefully curated national and international names sprinkled across the whole weekend. The reason it looks different this year…

“I went to the opening of Shakespeare North last night in Prescot. People talk about culturally led regeneration in terms of glib places around the country vying for a shiny thing to brighten up a high street or to halt a trajectory of decline. These projects are sometimes thought through…

The news that the BBC is in talks with the European Broadcasting Union to potentially host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 immediately made me think that Liverpool would be the perfect host city! Of course in an ideal world it would be held in Ukraine who won this year’s…

There is a pretty well-rehearsed argument that the less you hear about city councils and public services, then the better they are doing. But that is to misunderstand what can happen when you fill public service roles with people that are ambitious, hardworking, creatively curious and who really, really love…

Last month, Liverpool hosted Liverpool Against Racism — a series of week-long events to raise the issue of anti-Black discrimination and reiterate that we are a city against racism, we are positive about change and we WILL change the narrative around racism in Liverpool and beyond. Never afraid to stand…