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News, posts and releases on Merseyside.

Liverpool’s Maritime Festival Returns 13 – 15 June

ONE of Liverpool’s most popular maritime events is returning for 2014, bigger and better than ever. The International Mersey River Festival which includes Music on the Waterfront will take place from the evening of Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June and will be a three-day celebration of all things maritime and music. And for the first time activities will …

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Liverpool Marathon Announce Band Line-Up

BT Rock ‘n’ Roll Liverpool Marathon & 1/2 Marathon has announced the lineup of bands that will perform an unforgettable concert at the race’s finish line festival. Taking place on Sunday, 25 May, the inaugural race starts at Albert Dock and finishes by the waterfront at Liverpool Echo Arena, where The Farm & The Christians …

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Band of 96 lights to remember Hillsborough

A SPECIAL art sculpture commissioned by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson was unveiled at the 25th anniversary service of the Hillsborough disaster at Anfield. The Band of Life, created by Julian Taylor at Bridewell Studios in the city, is a large metal circle filled with lights. It symbolises the bond between the families, friends and …

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