The buses are ours again – but who’s actually in control?
For the first time since 1986, Liverpool City Region decides where its buses go and what they cost. Private companies still drive them. Here’s what changed, how it…
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What does gentrification mean? A Liverpool case study
What does gentrification mean, and who gets to decide when it happens to your street? Imagine Bob. He’s made up, but you can imagine bob’s your uncle if…
Why are Liverpool’s bins purple?
Move to Liverpool and, sooner or later, a stranger will ask you what colour your bin is. It isn’t small talk. It’s a test, and the right answer…
The Liverpool Overhead Railway
Liverpool once built the first elevated electric railway in the world. Then, after sixty years, it pulled it down. Ask around the city and you’ll find it still…
Why Don’t the Beatles Sound Scouse? The Scouse Accent, Explained
Why don’t the Beatles sound Scouse? An American Beatles fan asked the question best. He loves the band, ended up supporting Liverpool FC because of them, and one…
The Bombed Out Church, Liverpool: The Story Behind St Luke’s
The Bombed Out Church Ask a Scouser to meet you at St Luke’s and you’ll get a blank look. Ask them to meet you at the bombed out…
What Is a Wool? Liverpool’s Favourite Insult, Explained
What is a wool? A wool (short for woolyback) is Liverpool slang for someone from the towns around the city but not the city itself, places like St…
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How Liverpool came to be the city it is, told honestly, with the receipts. Archival imagery, credited.
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Your weekend in Liverpool
Four things worth leaving the house for. Museum of Liverpool · Walk the Ralla (Loop Line) · Climb the Anglican Cathedral · Visit the FACT exhibition