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How might we best facilitate collaborations across the A57? Is the "Northern Arc" growth corridor a pipe dream, or can it cultivate mutual artistic achievement? For your weekend read, Laurence looks at the historic osmosis between Liverpool and Manchester. livpost.co.uk/manchester-liv…
But far from a Liverpool-to-Manchester brain drain, many of these cases suggest a complimentary cross-pollination of ideas and styles, and a more fluid local identity than many would like to admit. ⤵️
Over the years, this has become a common theme, with architects, sportsmen, musicians, DJs, commediennes, promoters and politicians migrating inland to help shape Manchester's destiny. Sometimes this has left us bereft; at others with a sense of indignant pride. 👇
Attending a recent BBC Reith Lecture, Laurence found himself in Alfred Waterhouse's Victoria Building. But most of the Liverpool-born architect's work was, of course, done in Manchester. 🧵
Hey! That's a direct quote from a lifelong Bootle resident - not an opinion from us. What is clear is that The Strand means a lot to people there, and they hope to see it transformed into something with a renewed use.
When can residents expect a revitalised Strand? And will its regeneration truly change the way people feel about Bootle? Read it below 👇
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In today’s Answers in The Post, @abi_whist digs into the history of The Strand, and if its slow decline has contributed towards a rise in anti-immigration sentiment and support for political groups like Reform in recent weeks.
As one of the most memorable markers of Bootle, its continued decline in recent decades has led to many residents feeling resentful, raising uncertain questions about its future and place within the town.
It’s safe to say the past 20 years have not been good for our once bustling shopping centres. And perhaps nowhere is this more evident than Bootle’s New Strand, a once thriving retail hub in Sefton visited by over 120,000 people a week in its heyday of the 1990s.
It's Bonfire Night and, by the sounds of things, fireworks displays are going off without a hitch. So why have recent weeks seen impromptu events, "disinformation" and rows over public trust? livpost.co.uk/on-the-wirral-…
🎶 An evening of Pink Floyd's music at @LivCathedral
🎇 A dog-friendly Bonfire Night
🎄 Dates for Merseyside's Christmas lightings
📽️ The chance to see a film co-written by our very own @lancekthompson
Liverpool city council has agreed a deal with West Tree Estates to take ownership of and regenerate properties on Ducie Street and Jermyn Street. But how did we get here in the first place?
PLUS: ⤵️ livpost.co.uk/the-council-ta…
Today's briefing:
🧑⚖️ The latest on the "Hillsborough Law"
🏘️ An update on the Eldonians scandal
🏖️ Good news for Southport
And today's big story: 👇
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Stats published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government say 23% of Wirral neighbourhoods are highly deprived, more than twice the country's average. Worth considering in light of our recent reporting: livpost.co.uk/on-the-wirral-…
Today is Día de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead—the macabre Mexican festival on which Wirral novelist Malcolm Lowry set his mescal-soaked masterpiece, Under the Volcano. Did his wife murder him? Read our 2024 deep dive on Lowry's life and death here. livpost.co.uk/p/his-death-wa…