Ruth Gould: Art can change young disabled people’s lives
The director of Liverpool’s DaDaFest says cuts to disabled people’s benefits and organisations are making them less visible and cutting them off from creative work
February 2013
The Northerner
Liverpool's booming blogosphere shows city's cultural resurgence
Blogs and magazines such as SevenStreets and Bido Lito! are catering for a culturally savvy audience that wants independent cultural journalism. Mike Doherty reports
July 2012
The Northerner
Thousands expected in Liverpool for Brazil-themed festival
Our guest blogger, Declan McSweeney, takes a look at the Brazilica Festival
April 2012
The Northerner
Giant puppet 'wakes up' in Liverpool for spectacular parade
The 50ft mechanical puppet, Little Girl Giant, will parade around the city this weekend
January 2012
The Northerner
Sea Odyssey will parade through north Liverpool
It is hoped huge crowds will gather to watch the free event - the largest ever to have taken place north of the city centre
March 2010
Cash for culture can boost UK economy, says arts alliance
Cultural Capital arts manifesto calls for a small but 'crucial' public investment
Theatre blog
Culture Capital: how arts funding became a live issue
Lyn Gardner: A new campaign aims to place the arts centre stage ahead of the general election – and not before time
Liverpool profited from year as capital of culture, says report
Designation brought in millions of extra visitors and pounds in 2008, says research
February 2010
First UK city of culture finalists revealed
Birmingham, Derry, Norwich and Sheffield compete for inaugural title in 2013
December 2009
Enlightened age for the arts in Britain is cast into shadow
Tristram Hunt
A decade of unprecedented investment in galleries and museums is ending and a return to the dark days of closures, entry charges and pandering to the familiar looms
November 2009
Liverpool's showcase 2008 tourist centre 'in the wrong place'
Centre built to welcome tourists for 2008 capital of culture year faces closure and relocation near new tourist areas
February 2009
Inequalities in Liverpool
Photographer Christian Petersen has documented life in the Everton area of Liverpool, singled out in a 2006 report as the poorest ward in the UK
January 2009
Hard times: public services and the financial crisis
Red alert for capital of culture in thinktank's recession report
A capital result for culture
Andy Burnham
Hey presto! We're the best
Charlotte Higgins on culture
Which city should be the next capital of culture?
In Liverpool's footsteps: now every city can aim to be Britain's capital of culture
Follow that spider!
Place your bets
December 2008
Theatre blog
Liverpool 2008: how was it for you?
Paul Allen: Audiences flocked to see Pete Postlethwaite's King Lear, but did the lineup bridge the gap between people's theatre and the cultural establishment?
About 190 results for Liverpool 2008: European capital of culture
