Support for film, TV and music industries

Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region, has today (Wednesday, 15 April, 2020) announced that £400k of funding is being made available to provide immediate support to the city region’s vital Music, Film and TV industries as part of wider package of support that will be announced this week. Two key funds have been … Read more

Liverpool’s libraries close

Liverpool Central Library

Liverpool City Council has closed all of the city’s libraries with immediate effect (as of Monday 23 March). The decision has been taken to ensure the health and wellbeing of both the public and members of staff. The book loan period has been indefinitely extended so that people who currently have books on loan will … Read more

Royal Navy aircraft carrier to make inaugural Liverpool visit

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will visit Liverpool later this month in a demonstration of the Naval Service’s close ties with the city. The second of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers will arrive in the city on 28 February for a week-long visit packed with celebrations and engagement with the … Read more

Liverpool gears up for Chinese New Year celebrations

Liverpool will be bringing in the Year of the Rat in style with celebrations set to take place in the heart of Europe’s oldest Chinatown. On Sunday 26 January, the Chinese New Year festivities will see traditional Chinese culture blended with modern performances to create must-see street, stage and music acts, aerial demonstrations, family workshops, … Read more

A ‘reel-y’ record breaking year for filming in Liverpool

Liverpool Film Office has broken all records for the fourth consecutive year as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Latest figures show that, once again, it has been a bumper year for filming across the Liverpool City Region, with 324 different film and TV projects filming here, racking up an impressive 1,750 production days – 363 … Read more

A heritage first for Central Library

There will be a heritage and culture takeover at Liverpool’s Central Library this weekend. On Saturday (26 October) a brand new Heritage and Culture event will take place which will see a day full of talks and sessions which help people date and trace their family history. There will also be 40 stallholders from groups … Read more

Giants duo honoured by Merseyside Police

The Duo behind Liverpool’s biggest ever free event have been awarded one of the top honours from Merseyside Police. Liverpool City Council’s Susan Lees and Jen Falding, who both work in the Culture Liverpool team, have received the prestigious, Chief Constable’s Commendation – for their role in organising the Giant spectacular, Liverpool’s Dream. The honour … Read more

Celebrating Liverpool’s leading trans pioneer

A new exhibition celebrating the life and impact of one of the world’s transgender pioneers opens to the public in Liverpool this week. As part of the city’s RISE programme which celebrates extraordinary women, Uncovering April Ashley’s Archive and Exploring Liverpool’s Trans Lives will launch at Liverpool’s Central Library on Thursday 4 July. It focuses … Read more

Liverpool stands on ceremony for Vitality Netball World Cup

The Vitality Netball World Cup’s opening ceremony is set to be a celebration of the world in one city – with its distinct Liverpool twist being beamed to a global audience. Due to its reputation for staging major, crowd-pulling events, the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 organisers agreed that Culture Liverpool, Liverpool City Council’s events … Read more

Cheers! Liverpool Gin sponsors LIMF

Liverpool Gin

One of the UK’s largest independent drinks manufacturers is the headline sponsor of this year’s Liverpool International Music Festival. Merseyside-based Halewood Wines & Spirits, owner of Liverpool Gin, will be the title partner for the city council organised Sefton Park music extravaganza, which takes place on 20 and 21 July – with the event now … Read more