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Gangster thriller returns to film in Liverpool

BBC Two’s critically acclaimed gangster drama, Peaky Blinders, is returning to film in Liverpool for a third series. A number of key Liverpool locations will be used to double as mid-1920s Birmingham when filming begins this autumn on the third series of the multi-award winning gangster drama, Peaky Blinders. The series follows the Shelby family of Birmingham …

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Two Special Schools re-open in new multi-million pound building

TWO Liverpool special schools are re-opening in a new multi-million pound building on Thursday 24 September. Bank View and Redbridge High Schools in Fazakerley have moved into a linked building with some shared facilities one mile from their old home. Both of them have increased their capacity – with Bank View going from 120 to …

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£1.4m Liverpool City facelift enters new phase

A £1.4m scheme to revamp the public realm in Liverpool’s Commercial District enters a new phase of activity next week. After recently completing an upgrade to the historic Leather Lane, a 10 week programme is beginning today (Tuesday, 1 September) to transform Bixteth Street. The works are part of a non-stop schedule to upgrade several …

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