April 9, 2012 / music, People / by

Billy Hatton and The Fourmost

The amazing Billy Hatton talks about his time with The Fourmost during Liverpool’s Merseybeat days. Guitarist/vocalist Brian O’Hara and best friend guitarist/vocalist Joey Bower formed The Two Jays in 1957 and did a six week tour of the Isle of Man. The group changed its name to the Four Jays in September 1959 when bass guitarist/singer Billy Hatton and drummer Brian Redman joined the group. They made their debut at the Cavern Club on 1 March 1961, nearly three weeks [...]

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April 3, 2012 / Historical, People / by

The Saving of the Florrie

The Florence Institute had lain in ruins for three decades, but it is now on course to once again become a hub of the community after a painstaking £6.4m restoration programme lasting nearly two years. See more here.

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March 29, 2012 / Event, People / by

Ladies Day

Ladies Day at Aintree is known as the biggest social and style day out in the North West. This episode features Matty Lyons and The Barbacoa in Crosby as well as music from Billy Strand

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March 16, 2012 / Event, People, Places / by

Grace The Swan

Adam Pope and Katherine Hannah from the BBC Radio Leeds Breakfast show, and are trying to travel the length of the Leeds to Liverpool canal in the Open Source Pedalo! They set off on Wednesday 14th and hope to arrive in Leeds on Friday 23rd – This is for Sport Relief 2012 and you can sponsor them here You can see what happened when Grace arrived in Leeds in a video by Sam Meech here.

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March 4, 2012 / hobby, People, ships / by

Adventure Under Sail

The charity Adventure Under Sail exists to further people’s education through sail training. Here they are on a glorious day in Liverpool.

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September 13, 2011 / Historical, Places, politics / by

The Reason Beer is More Expensive in Pubs.

  Why is beer so much more expensive in pubs than in the supermarket? Photographs by Kevin Casey

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