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LA MACHINE’S giant mechanical spider, passing through Liverpool city centre, was one of the highlights of 2008.

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Today’s newly- revealed plan to mark the centenary of the Titanic’s sinking with another giant three-day street theatre will undoubtedly prove popular. It is billed as a “human story of love told in giant form” and is inspired by a letter from a young girl to her father, who was a passenger on the doomed voyage.

Liverpool's Capital of Culture year gives £800m boost to regional economy

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Liverpool’s tenure as the UK’s European Capital of Culture 2008 has generated an £800m boost to the regional economy, it was revealed today.

Liverpool's Capital of Culture year gives £800m to regional economy

Liverpool Daily Post — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Liverpool’s tenure as the UK’s European Capital of Culture 2008 has generated an £800m boost to the regional economy, it was revealed today.

La Machine on shortlist for regional art08 award

Liverpool Daily Post — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT

LA Machine, Dadafest and Biennial director Lewis Biggs are all in the running for an art08 award for their dedication to arts in the region.

Stunning images capture Capital year

Liverpool Daily Post — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

FROM the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment to the capture of a sight seen for decades, the Liverpool Daily Post’s photo-sharing site has got some stunning images submitted by readers.

THE Pub Column was listening – by accident, it must be said – to one of those local late night phone-in shows last weekend when a selection of misery-moos rang to say what an eight-legged waste of money La Machine was.

Liverpool Daily Post — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

After a number of options from these demented souls of how the public money could have been better spent – ranging from feeding the “Liverpool starving” (eh?) to setting up a Museum tracing the History of Trackie Bottoms (OK, I made that last one up) – under interrogation by the host DJ, it transpired that none of them had actually bothered to make the journey into town to see what a great success it really was. Mine host, not renowned for his tolerance, deservedly gave each of them the radio version of the bum’s rush.

Money-spinning spider helps net £70m profile for Liverpool

Liverpool Daily Post — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:30:00 GMT

LIVERPOOL council leader Warren Bradley last night said events like last weekend’s La Machine spectacular showed "every penny invested in Culture year will come back tenfold".

Culture year attracts 1.5m new visitors

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT

AROUND 1.5m people have visited Liverpool for the first time since the start of its Capital of Culture year, a new study suggests.

Magical farewell from La Machine and La Princess

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT

MORE than 200,000 people are estimated to have seen the giant 50ft spider that captivated Liverpool for the past five days.

La Machine: Five days, eight legs - and cast of thousands

Liverpool Daily Post — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:40:00 GMT

VICKY Anderson watches several days of spectacle which brought the city to the attention of the world once more