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Jan 9 2008
ORGANISERS of Friday night’s official Capital of Culture launch say they are confident that the bad weather battering the region will not ruin the celebrations which includes the appearance of Ringo Starr on the roof of St George’s Hall....
Dec 12 2007
IN THE annual Penny Readings, now in its fourth year of emulating Charles Dickens’s events of 1862 in which the great author described the room as “simply perfect”, The Reader Organisation have managed to encapsulate not only the very essence of Christmas, but also the very heartbeat of what Liverpool 2008 should be about....
Dec 11 2007
LIVERPOOL’S St George’s Hall is in need of urgent investment if it is to meet its full potential, according to the city’s head of heritage development....
Dec 5 2007
LIVERPOOL’S magnificent St George’s Hall is being transformed into the world’s grandest ice rink in time for Christmas....
Nov 22 2007
ANYTHING with the words “world premiere” normally has most people reaching for their tin hats, heading for the trenches or simply simmering at home in stony silence....
Nov 20 2007
A NEW, finely-illustrated book details Britain’s civic destruction and, Liverpool included, it’s not a pretty picture. Peter Elson reports...
Nov 19 2007
BREAKING out of a retirement that would have put the late Ronnie Barker to shame, Liverpool’s one and only Peter Moloney will make a rare public speaking appearance which has already caused a scramble for seats....
Nov 5 2007
IT WAS a day when dreams came true and family myths were exposed. Thousands of hopefuls queued for hours to discover whether cherished heirlooms were also priceless antiques....
Sep 1 2007
LIVERPOOL’S iconic St George’s Hall has been the location of many special occasions – but for the first time in its history it will today be host to a wedding ceremony....
Jul 5 2007
SAN FRANCISCO author Armistead Maupin read from his latest book at St George’s Hall last night....
