Liverpool

ITV1 planning Liverpool reality show

TV Gossip

29 Aug 2011

ITV1 are planning a new "living soap" reality show in Liverpool. 'The Only Way is Essex' creator Tony Wood is working on the scripted show – which he likens to defunct soap 'Brookside' –following the lives of people and businesses in the Northern…

Desperate Scousewives and Mersey Shore go head to head

TV Gossip

1 Jul 2011

Liverpool-based reality shows 'Desperate Scousewives' and 'Mersey Shore' are to go head-to-head. E4 will screen 'Desperate Scousewives' - based on fictional US series 'Desperate Housewives' - later in the year, and will document the lives of a number…

Ringo Starr documenting his life in song

Music Gossip

27 Apr 2011

Ringo Starr is writing a semi-autobiographical record. The former Beatles drummer - who now performs with collaborative group Ringo Starr And His All Star Band - enjoys penning songs about his hometown of Liverpool, North West England, as he would…

The Only Way Is Liverpool?

TV Gossip

28 Feb 2011

A glamour model and a boxing champion are to appear in the first series of 'The Only Way Is Liverpool'. Bosses of the ITV2 reality show - which is to build on the popularity of 'The Only Way Is Essex' - are hoping the introduction of a host of…

Bargain breaks

27 Mar 2008

Flying visit Gallant little Belgium tends to get overlooked by weekend-breakin’ types which is good news for you, as Ryanair are currently offering flights from Glasgow Prestwick to Brussels from £2.99 one way. It only takes 35 minutes, too. Brussels…

Ringo Starr to open Liverpool Capital of Culture

27 Sep 2007

Ringo Starr will join the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart and Ian Broudie from the Lightning Seeds in a concert to mark Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year. The opening ceremony will be held at the new King’s Dock arena, and will precede a year of cultural…

Travel - Magical Mystery Tour

Life & Style

27 Mar 2007

I should declare my partiality from the outset: I was born and bred in Manchester. Healthy disdain for our neighbours to the west is not so much a point of view as birthright. But perhaps I’ve judged too hastily. Change is in the air over Merseyside…