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City of Liverpool FC

Won promotion today in their first season (heading into the North West Counties Football league) after winning the Reusch cup last week and in the final this week of the Macron Cup on Tuesday. A...

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Time Warp

So it seems it is the 18th all over again.

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where to buy a house in liverpool

hello everybody! i am looking for a house to buy in liverpool what do you think about the streets around smithdown road? for example.. Altcar Avenue; Greenleaf Street; Tunstall street, Liverpool L7?...

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Naturism

Just wondered what people's views are on it, would you go to a nudist beach, or walk around naked at home or anywhere else? Is nudity offensive or acceptable in the right circumstances. Should we...

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Liverpool Press Articles Log

Best thing to do for now I guess is have thread to log the various links to online articles smearing the city...christ knows there are enough of them. Drop em here, it will help us compile. :cheers:

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Your invitation to Future Liverpool

My new website goes live on 5th January and covers amongst other things the ongoing architectural investment in the city and renovation of old stock. Overall the whole mission of the site is to inform...

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Sir Ken Dodd - 1927-2018

Sad news - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43367267

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Where are our public squares?

If you compare Liverpool city centre to other comparable cities, the thing that stands out for me is, where are our great Public Squares? We don't have any! Everything in Liverpool feels squashed and...

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Most Haunted Live! - Merseyside - 10th-16th January 2009

Details - Most Haunted Live! 8pm - 12am 10th - 16th January 2009 LIVING Most Haunted Live returns on 10th January for another week long investigation where each night the Most Haunted team, led by...

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Free Speech

Interesting study into the level of free speech on UK university campuses. Edge Hill and Hope get a red card, while Liverpool Uni is given a yellow. Looks like John Moores wasn't included in the study....

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The EU/Brexit and Liverpool

With the referendum just around the corner I thought it would be interesting to know everyone's thoughts on the effect of the EU on Liverpool - Past, Present and Future. Beyond some of the "well...

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Google not treating Liverpool the same as other cities

This is something I came across by accident. If you search for literally any city or town in the UK, you get a page that is roughly similar: There's a descriptive box on the right about the town/city...

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Your favourite books.

I dont know about you lot but I much prefer a good book to watching telly. Who was it who confessed to liking nothing better than curling up before the fire with a good Trollope? John Major was it?...

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Manchester City

The world's richest club. Anyone jealous yet? Seems Keegan is - he's done one again!

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Looking for residential architect recommendation - Liverpool South area

Hello all Possibly not the normal type of question posted here (hope I am not offending anyone by doing so ...) I wonder if anyone can recommend a local architect (Liverpool South) to provide some...

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Is it coming home?

Could be!

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Edouard Leon Cortes - Notre-Dame, Paris

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Gardening

I've recently taken on responsibility for my first garden, having previously always lived in flats. Does anyone have an interest in gardening? My first question is about a lawnmower. The lawn doesn't...

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World Cup Qatar 2022 Is Anyone Seriously Arsed With This Ridiculously Timed...

I for one am not, can't be bothered watching England anyway, international breaks in a normal season are a ball ache, because of this unnecessarily timed desert jamboree we will be starved of premier...

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Post a picture of a complete git!

Just for a bit of festive fun I invite you to post images of complete gits. I'll start the ball rolling with this...

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Gardens of Stone at FACT

FACT will be screening Paul Sudbury's classic local Liverpool film 'Gardens of Stone' on this coming bank holiday monday at 11.30am - 1pm and 2.30pm. Paul will be there for any Q&A. When first...

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The Julia Wallace murder case of 1931

Anyone know anything of it? Or care to air their views if they do. It was the first ever aquittal on appeal of a man facing the gallows and happened right here in Anfield nearly 80 years ago with...

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General Chat Thread

Don't know if its a good idea or not but I was just thinking that there are plenty of times when posters are on the forum at the same time, so having a thread where people could just talk about things...

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Everton Football Club

Everton treasures secured The future of the famed David France Collection has been triumphantly secured. The most comprehensive collection of football memorabilia in the world, the David France...

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Traveling to Liverpool next week, any tips

Hi, just looking for some insider knowledge on things to do that arnt the usual mersey boat ride. Its been 10 years since ive been to Liverpool and saw most of the sites then (exactly 10 years at that...

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Turning the Tide

I went into Radio Merseyside today and bought the DVD 'Liverpool on Film 1897-1967'. It is a collection of film clips of the city taken over the years with a naration by Roger Phillips. There are the...

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Spotify thread

Some strange things on here: http://open.spotify.com/track/6a1rI3mHKvXlZ6z90ZubpZ The Squirrel of Wirral :lol:

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Liverpool / Manchester skyscrapers

Hi everyone, just a little post/thread here. I’d love to know why Manchester gets all the new skyscrapers. In Manchester alone (not the greater region) they have almost 15 building over 100m tall. Most...

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Liverpool Boxing Thread

Thought there should be one of these, considering the popularity of the sport and quality of local fighters over the years, and the fact that the UK/Ireland one consists of updates made mostly by Paul...

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The Grand National

Grand National's Economic Impact on Liverpool Not bad for a three day event Facts/Figures taken from DP article 2007 Earning more than £17m for the local economy Racing fans from outside the Liverpool...

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Liverpool and the Slave Trade

Doug Roberts said: Very much looking forward to the day when this view is dominated by a cruise liner berthed up against the new CLT. Click to expand... If you go onto the old wooden jetty and climb...

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Liverpool Football Club

Granted, this thread is about football, and isn't about buildings. But neither is the thread on the Liverpool media, or the TV people have seen, etc. So I would like to post this here where there is...

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Liverpool vs. Manchester Street Chic: Who Wins Your Vote For The Most Stylish...

http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashio...-who-wins-your-vote-for-the-most-stylish-city

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What music are you listening to?

There is a skybar thread, but it features kiddie choons and people don't click on links to anything that is more than five years old, or that is genuinely contemporary or unusual or new but not...

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Premier league general chat

After last nights result it appears Arsenal have shot their bolt, and the joke that is Manchester city are now well on their way to purchasing yet another premier league title....

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