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The Liverpool Convention Bureau (LCB) team attended International Confex 2025 from 27-28 February, showcasing Liverpool City Region as a premier destination for business events and conferences. With an impressive lineup of stand partners and an exciting new offering, Liverpool City Region continues to position itself as a leading choice for event planners.   What is International Confex?   International Confex is one of the UK’s leading events industry exhibitions, bringing together event professionals, venues, and suppliers to network, share insights, […]

Liverpool is forging ahead in creating a route to net zero for the creative industries. After being announced as the world’s first UN Accelerator City for climate action at the end of last year, further details about how Liverpool plans to decarbonise its live music and TV/film industry have been revealed this week. Alongside the announcement that Radio 1’s Big Weekend will be taking over Sefton Park from 23-25 May, it was confirmed the BBC blockbuster event will form part of the city’s UN […]

G’wed will be back for a second series at 10.05pm Thursday 6 February and is the tenth project to receive investment from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s LCR Production Fund which is facilitated by Liverpool City Council’s Film Office. The first season aired in 2024 and has been streamed over six million times. Written by Liverpool’s Danny Kenny and produced by Golden Path Productions, filming for the second series took place in Wirral and Liverpool for five weeks last summer. As […]

VisitLiverpool, in partnership with Liverpool Film Office, has launched the second phase of their screen tourism campaign, Liverpool. The Ultimate Setting, following the release of VisitBritain’s international screen tourism campaign, Starring GREAT Britain. This phase continues to celebrate and promote Liverpool City Region’s iconic film and television locations, inviting visitors to explore Liverpool through the lens of their favourite films and TV shows, highlighting the region’s vibrant film heritage and its reputation as a top filming destination. Liverpool. The Ultimate […]

This morning on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Greg James revealed that superstar Sam Fender will be headlining Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 which will be held in Liverpool from Friday 23 May – Sunday 25 May. Myles Smith, Wet Leg, Blossoms and Lola Young (following her debut UK #1 with ‘Messy’ as announced on Radio 1’s Official Chart last Friday) were also announced as the first acts set to perform. Over the course of the weekend, around 100 acts […]

Maray, a Liverpool-born restaurant group with three sites across Liverpool and Manchester serving Middle Eastern and Mediterranean inspired sharing plates, has achieved a three-star rating — the top score possible — in the Food Made Good Standard by The Sustainable Restaurant Association. It is the only independent restaurant group in the North West to achieve this.   The Food Made Good Standard is the only 360-degree sustainability certification designed for F&B businesses across the globe, with a holistic approach that […]