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03/08/2024

'Everyone's done their best to kill the place'

31/07/2024

Last night, as Southport Mosque was being peppered with bricks, a woman jostled through the crowd. She had just wrestled her banner back from a man who had snatched it from her. She shouted “f**k off” and held it up.

“One Race — Human. Hope, not hate. Racism not welcome here”.

The protest had begun after flyers circulated online instructed people to meet a short walk from Hart Street, where the previous day an assailant had launched a frenzied knife attack on a group of children attending a Taylor Swift dance class.

Our reporter Jack Walton was there all night for the protest. At 8pm, he heard a man shout “let’s go smash up the mosque”.

Then chaos ensued. In total, at least 39 officers sustained injuries during last night's protest, according to the North West Ambulance Service, while 27 were taken to hospital.

Flares, bricks and bottles were thrown at police and at a nearby mosque, with a police van set alight.

We have not paywalled this piece as we believe this on-the-ground reporting from the riot in Southport last night should be accessible to all readers. Link below.

Last night was supposed to be a moment to commemorate the victims of a tragedy. We were there as it descended into a violent and bloody riot

27/07/2024

What the 20-year battle between Halebank and Halton Council tells us about a scheme designed to ‘add £850m to the local economy’

06/07/2024

Partying in your PJs, p***s paraphernalia and the importance of drag

27/06/2024

There are just ten days left to apply to join us as a staff writer. Applications close next Sunday (July 7th) and we would be grateful if you could share this post with anyone you think might be interested in applying.

It’s a fantastic role — one of the few jobs in British journalism where you get proper time to work on stories and work with top-class editors (people who have contributed to The Guardian and The New York Times) who really care about good writing and the quality of what we publish.

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/were-hiring-a-staff-writer-in-liverpool

22/06/2024

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/the-best-street-art-takes-us-somewhere

Armed with a step-ladder and a bottle of white spirit, David Lloyd goes on a tour of Liverpool's public art

15/06/2024

As Everton mulls over £400 million of Saudi gold, David Lloyd recounts a personal loss of faith

08/06/2024

'We keep getting the same message from them. In plain terms, that the town has gone to s**t'

01/06/2024

On a city that can’t stop breaking my heart

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/why-does-liverpool-lose-its-brightest

01/06/2024

I am walking through Liverpool in search of one of the most significant poets of the modern age. The sky is grey, and intermittent showers force me to dive into the occasional pub. Tucked in my bag is a copy of the complete poems of Constantine P. Cavafy, translated by Rae Dalven. Cavafy is one of the most influential poets of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and, for a time, he called Liverpool home.

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26/05/2024

Liverpool is awash with private hire cabs from out-of-town.

Here’s why.
https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/covert-operations-untraceable-cabs

25/05/2024

She's shopping in Aldi with her hair in rollers, sashaying down the aisle leaving a waft of eau de Fake Bake in her wake. Look at her – falling over the pavement outside the bar while her friend attempts to have a wee in the gutter and light a fag at the same time.

‘The real Lilys didn't really 'do' age; instead they did rage, wit, and defiance’

19/05/2024

In his most in-depth interview since his fall from grace, the former mayor tells The Post: 'I can look you in the eye and swear on the holy Bible. I’ve never done anything to hurt this city'

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/living-in-exile-joe-anderson-thinks

18/05/2024

A story of pain, loss, and resilience: In the 1970s, le***an mothers often lost their children. One Liverpool nan, Judi Morris, wants an apology for the son she lost and the injustice she faced.

Le***an mothers in the 1970’s lost their children. One Liverpool nan wants an apology

12/05/2024

'What makes it worse is they don’t answer any correspondence. They’ve gone into oblivion'

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/in-2020-a-fundraiser-aimed-to-save

11/05/2024

Last year, one of Liverpool’s most talented sons passed away with barely a mention. Laurence Thompson sets the record straight

Last year, one of Liverpool’s most talented sons passed away with barely a mention. Laurence Thompson sets the record straight

05/05/2024

It was once Liverpool's grandest hotel - but under the direction of current owners Britannia it's a pale shadow of its former self.

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/why-has-the-adelphi-become-liverpools

04/05/2024

‘It’s not just a place of work, it’s my family and my home’

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/comb-as-you-are-why-liverpools-hair

03/05/2024

At the end of March, Blue Coat headteacher Scilla Yates walked into an urgent meeting with union representatives. She walked away having been accused of assault — something the school strongly denies — and with her career hanging by a thread.

Despite the school having been named the best in the north west only a few months prior, large numbers of its staff were planning industrial action. Yates had hoped the meeting might prevent strike action at the eleventh hour. Very quickly, things went wrong.

On Wednesday, Yates stood down as head teacher at Blue Coat after three years in the role. She is the second successive head to be forced out amid controversy and the second successive head to be investigated by the government’s Teaching Regulation Agency.

Yates’s departure marks the latest in a long line of scandals at the highly prestigious school, much of which The Post covered in depth last September. Back then, we broke the news that former deputy head teacher Nick Barends had been arrested on suspicion of r**e and sexual activity in the presence of a child.

Today, we return to that reporting, asking why, despite its academic success, Blue Coat continues to be mired in scandal.

A spokesperson for Blue Coat told us: “The Board is working diligently to address the issues that our school community is facing. They are working at pace, and at each stage are seeking to work with staff to keep them informed of the actions that are being taken.”

Read the full story on our website now 🔒

The Post can reveal new details about what is happening inside The Blue Coat School

28/04/2024

Archive Post: The endless high of a joyride round Liverpool

The endless high of a joyride round Liverpool

27/04/2024

So what's it doing opening a boxpark?

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/they-say-the-baltic-is-britains-coolest

21/04/2024

'They think we are stupid to be working that hard'

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/chinatown-is-quietly-dying-what-happened

20/04/2024

The biggest record store in the country has landed in Liverpool. But not everyone is thrilled

15/04/2024

Former Labour councillor Peter Mitchell runs a charity that claims to bring in £15m a year.

But there’s plenty that doesn’t make sense about Big Help Project.

15/04/2024

A huge moment for us at The Post 💛

Thank you to everyone who supports us 🎉

06/04/2024

A year ago, a violent mob torched police cars and launched missiles at a hotel housing asylum seekers.
This week, we returned…

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/returning-to-the-suites-hotel

27/03/2024

A major milestone for us - the group of titles we're part of now has 100,000 free subscriptions!

25/03/2024

Revolutionary Spirit is a book about the glories and wonders of the margins, the magical peripheral, the future unscripted.

By Jeff Young

16/03/2024

What lessons can Liverpool learn from the recent past to make sure our historic buildings have a future ?

https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/is-the-future-of-liverpools-historic

11/03/2024

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