In Ten Tweets: Playground

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In Ten Tweets: Playground

What can we learn from Twitter? Sometimes, all we need to know. We present the first in a series of Twitter-eavesdropping explorations of the city…

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That’s who we are

A chance meeting on a Merseyrail train highlights something that makes Liverpool brilliant.

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Seven reasons why Liverpool is still brilliant

It’s easy to be negative. To shoot from the hip, and to write scathing reviews of this, bitter rants about that (and, if you want the truth, it’s quite fun sometimes). We seem to have had a run of gloom – of closures, cut backs, accusations and confrontations. Yes, it’s been a winter of discontent. [...]

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SevenStreets’ quick conference-goer guide to the city

We’re guessing there are lots of hungry and thirsty and tired Global Entrepreneurship Congress delegates out in Liverpool over the next couple of days, as the GEC winds up its successful run in the city. It’s always exciting to get a brief, packed influx of new people into the city. If you’re one of the [...]

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Eat up, speak up: why Liverpool needs to boast about its food scene

When I first moved to Liverpool in late 2009, I’ll admit that I didn’t exactly have the best perception of the city’s food. Blame it on the chip on the shoulder that I carried around with me as an exiled Mancunian, or just blame it on the fact that I didn’t watch nearly enough Brookside [...]

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Liverpool is a world-class city; it needs a world-class leader

A mayor for Liverpool will see the city leapfrog competitors and change the city’s image globally, says Patrick Hurley

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A mayor for Liverpool? Just ask a Monkey Hanger

Does Liverpool need a mayor? And who should it be? History has a warning for unwanted elected mayors, says Robin Brown

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RIP John Christopher

As another Liverpool-born literary figure departs us Jamie Bowman mourns John Christopher, author of intelligent and disturbing science-fiction novels, including the Tripods.

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Console yourself: Liverpool’s contributions to video game history

Liverpool is a city renowned for its musical, sporting and political history. All reasons to be proud, but they don’t quite tell the whole story. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy ‘I Am The Walrus’ as much as the next man. Coo coo ca choo. But there’s a rich part of our creative heritage too [...]

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When Two Worlds Drift Apart

What happens when you lose a loved one? Well, for me, it’s your usual case of life, the universe, and the laws of physics, coming to a shuddering halt. And at that point, who you gonna call?

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