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Port Sunlight International Piano Festival brings top class talent to Wirral

Sixty years ago this week teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced at Woolton’s garden fete. Now the village is marking...

The 60th anniversary of one of the key moments in music history is being celebrated in Liverpool next week. On July 6 1957, John Lennon...

Culture Liverpool has been made a National Portfolio Organisation by the Arts Council as the national body announces a 14% increase in...

It was 50 years ago on Thursday that Sgt Pepper taught the band to play – and the album which came to define the Summer of Love was...

And so, after all the planning, and all the anticipatory hoopla, Liverpool’s Sgt Pepper celebrations are finally off – and, aptly for...

The Mersey Sound officially turns 50 on Thursday – and a number of events are planned to mark the date. Original recordings of the...

Seminal Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band turns 50 on June 1. And to celebrate, Liverpool is staging a three-week...

Liverpool LightNight is now less than a week away - and arts organisations and historic city sites are making final preparations before...

Steam on the Dock returns to the Albert Dock this weekend. The event, on May 6-7, promises more than 30 steam engines, boats and even a...

The Clipper Round the World yacht race is returning to the River Mersey for the fourth time. The 12, 70ft yachts which take part in the...