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Culture Capitals compare notes

DELEGATES from past, present and future Capitals of Culture descended on the city yesterday to take part in a two-day conference looking at the legacy the status leaves behind. Read

Liverpool One shopping development open to the public

Liverpool One chief: We’ll beat the credit crunch

THE chief executive of Liverpool One last night said she was confident the £1bn development would not fall victim to the credit crunch and would continue to buck the trend of decreasing retail sales. Read

Festival finale defies weather

THE Imagine Festival reached a spectacular finale yesterday with the annual Liverpool Children’s Festival, in William Brown Street. Read

Brouhaha the international spirit of community & Carnival

Thousands at carnival in the park

CARNIVAL fever hit Liverpool on Saturday as the Brouhaha paraded through the streets and into Princes Park. Read

City gripped by Samba fever

SAMBA fever took hold of Liverpool on Saturday evening, as the city’s first Brazilian-style carnival made its way through the streets. Read

Brouhaha attracts 45,000 to Liverpool

ALMOST 50,000 people flocked to Liverpool as 1,500 street performers put on one of the most spectacular events of 08 so far. Read

Brouhaha carnival takes to city streets

THE highly anticipated Brouhaha will take over Liverpool city centre tomorrow as the street carnival makes its way into Princes Park. Read

Liverpool’s first Brazilian Street Party turns up the tempo for a city centre spectacular

LIVERPOOL’S first Brazilian street party will get under way on Saturday with the re-sounding beat of 600 Samba drums and the magnificent sights of glorious costumes and glittering floats. Read

Spectacular firework folk tale kickstarts Carnival

A SPECTACULAR firework folk story will light up Newsham Park tomorrow night and kickstart Liverpool’s Carnival weekend. Read

Shoppers at Liverpool One get a sneak preview of weekend’s street party fun

IN THE run-up to the Brouhaha street party that will take over Liverpool on Saturday the artists have been out and about. Read

Forgotten film pioneer rediscovered in Wirral

A VIDEO reel discovered buried in a draw in an antique shop in Wallasey has been turned into a major new piece of art. Read

Curtain up on theatre bonanza

A WEEK-LONG theatre celebration starts today with some of the leading names in international theatre using Liverpool as its stage. Read

Communities embrace Capital of Culture to make it their own

Tomorrow, Liverpool will be half way through its tenure as European Capital of Culture. In the first of a series of special reports this week, Samantha Parker spoke to community groups about the year so far Read