By Kaltun Abdillahi,
What makes Liverpool so great? Here on ‘The Liverpool Line’ we wanted to put the question to at least a few people out there living in the city. We got some replies & decided to put it together in a short video, with some good videos of well known places & attractions.
Let us know what you think! Facebook, Tweet us or email us at theliverpoolline@Thereflive.co.uk.
By Kaltun Abdillahi
As promised over the weeks we’ve been waiting to pick out the best pictures from around the Liverpool waterfront area-but the best part is that they were taken by YOU. So, if you’re picture has been chosen by us then you should be proud & excited, as we finally unveil them.
One more thing, if your picture hasn’t appeared you can still get involved by taking part in the poll & picking YOUR favourite of the lot.
Thank you ever so much for everyone who has let us use their pictures, we loved putting them together and hope everyone enjoys it.
We hope you like it & as ever please don’t forget to comment, share & whatever else! Facebook, Tweet us or email us at theliverpoolline@Thereflive.co.uk.
By Bradd Chambers 
Police were called to Greek Street, off London Road to deal with a naked woman in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The 32-year-old woman was tasered by police after brandishing a knife, but thankfully only destroyed tyres outside the student accommodation. She also allegedly knocked off wing mirrors in the parked cars.
The woman then allegedly started attempting to attack the police officers, so they had to resort to the taser.
She was then taken to hospital for medical assessment.
Live near the area? Know anything about it?
Let us know in the comments below.
By Kaltun Abdillahi
Our website which has been a running project is soon coming to an end *awww* (we know)
But just before we leave you, with our two upcoming & final projects, we wanted to conduct a little poll to find out “What has been your favourite story on ‘The Liverpool Line’ so far? Our aim and USP from the very beginning was to bring you original features, news and other pieces/articles from around the Aigburth crossing the Liverpool waterfront up to the Crosby area.
The Liverpool Line…
Therefore I hope that we were able to provide this but do VOTE in the poll below & let us see your choices.
Don’t forget you can send us ‘Your Pictures’ from the Liverpool waterfront area that we’ll use & as ever can contact us via any of these Facebook, Tweet us or email us at theliverpoolline@ Thereflive.co.uk.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!
By Kaltun Abdillahi
The area around Galbraith Close on Aigburth Road became the centre of a police investigation after shooting on Tuesday night.
A gun was discovered from the scene and residents heard loud bangs after shots were fired at about 10:30pm. Police confirmed later on that no one was hurt but found minor damage to a vehicle.
The incident meant the police cordoned off streets and became inconvenient for residents who were not allowed to get to their homes without getting permission.
Alan Barton on twitter
The blocked off streets caused more disruption for a wide variety of people from those who travel in the area to work to school students, several of them having to make different travel arrangements.
A resident near the scene recalled the start of the incident when they first heard a police helicopter hovering overhead. “Although I didn’t hear any gunshots, a friend told me about it and then I later remember becoming annoyed about the loud helicopter, not aware of what has gone on. So this morning was the only time I actually saw the scale of the incident and what had actually happened” said a resident.
Chief Inspector Roy McGregor said: “We take incidents of this nature extremely seriously and we are determined to identify the people responsible. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident. (Echo quote) Police are appealing to anyone who at the time of the incident was in the area to contact the police with any potential information to help towards their inquiries.
The road in both directions has now reopened after more than 12 hours of closure.
Were you in the area? Did you hear or anything? Let us know on Facebook, Tweet us or email us at theliverpoolline@live.co.uk.
By Kaltun Abdillahi
That all important Mother’s Day is coming up and not long to go as well. Still looking for ideas or indecisive about what to get your deserving mum? Then you will be glad that ‘The Liverpool Line’ has compiled a list for you of the five best and ideal places to treat your mum on Sunday. (yes, that’s this Sunday…you best hurry…)
1. Cake shop in Aigburth: As nice as flowers are, for a special occasion such as ‘Mother’s Day’ it takes something unique to show your appreciation for your special mother. Personalised and or specially decorated, a little cake goes far and sugar can just about delight any day so this is why we recommend visiting Aigburth’s ‘The Cake Boutique’ which is making all kinds of cakes especially for ‘Mother’s Day’. With cupcakes starting from as little as £4.99, shop worker Angela told us “the competitive prices” is one of the reasons this is the perfect location to pick out a cake for your mum.
The Cake Boutique
Add a little balloon to really wrap up that cake…<3
2. Spa: Being a mother can heap its rewards but taking a break from all the duties and tasks it brings on ‘Mother’s Day’ is possibly every mothers wish. This is why a day at the spa would never go a waste and therefore we recommend booking some time out (for your mum) at the Olympus Health Club & Spa. Situated in the city centre, it means you are not too far from away from town for any other errands.
& relax…
pic @ Wikipedia
Olympus Health Club & Spa: soothe your stresses and reap the benefits of taking time out
3. Take her shopping and for lunch: Mother’s Day could also just mean that your mum just wants to spend time with her children and or family, so taking her for a simple day out for shopping and lunch will more than meet her desires/wishes.
Liverpool has a unique shopping centre in the rather impressive Liverpool One. During the day, you could plan a few surprises and even buy her a few gifts.
Figure out her favourite shops and tease her with the idea of buying that handbag or those shoes she has been looking out for…before wrapping it up for her in a gift set and heading out for some relaxing afternoon lunch, in one of the many city centre eating places/restaurants.
4. Cook for her: And if you do not fancy eating out, a cooked meal is just as appreciated as Liverpool mother Catherine told us: “We are also cooking her (mum) big fancy 3 course meal, which is a tradition in our family on Mother’s day. My daughter has also apparently picked me a surprise, however she is not yet two so I think my family have orchestrated that one. It is lovely being a mum on mother’s day, you feel really loved, and I like spending time with both my mother and daughter on it.”
5. Restaurant: A family meal at the newly re-opened Everyman Bistro restaurant could also go down as a treat this Sunday.
The Everyman Bistro restaurant is offering a menu with a “feast of culture”. (Liverpool Echo quote) You can choose from a variety of courses, including a two meal course for £14.95. As part of a Mother’s Day deal any Bistro visitors who order the day’s special menu will be able to book tickets to see the new play, Hope Place, showing at the Everyman theatre, costing £10 for performances between Friday 9th and May 13th.
Quote Mother’s Day at the box office, or call 0151 709 4776.
Liverpool student Emily Rice says the experience of taking her mother out is wonderful for Mother’s Day and enjoys as a treat for her mum. Emily said: “meals are good because it’s a nice relaxed way to spend time together and it’s nice to be able to treat my mum instead of the other way around.
My sister and I have taken her out for a meal before and it turned out really well and she was happy” she added.
By Catherine Cunningham
“The first night of Russell Howard’s Wonderbox tour reveals a fighting fit show but it’s time he moved out of his juvenile comfort zone.” -The Telegraph report, Dominic Cavendish.
“Wonderbox veers between playful and perverse, somehow finding a middle ground where the two extremes can blend.” – The Echo, Liverpool.
“Russell Howard was definitely one of my favourite comedians and now after his Wonderbox show, I couldn’t stop laughing. From his entrance, to his personal story at the end, he was absolutely brilliant- it was one of the best nights of my life!” – Charlie Black, Wonderbox attendee.
The floppy haired, 33 year old Bristolian comedian has recently been accused of losing his touch, and needing to diversify his act. Sitting in the Echo Arena on the 19th March, I can safely say that this crowd agreed with that in no way, shape or form.
Yes- he does stick to what he knows. Anecdotes about family and friends, childhood memories, fears- however with these base topics come all sort of tangents that could or could not be scripted, and the tangents are the ones that really get you in stitches.
Howard opened the act with a ridiculously stereotypical scouse impression, which was accepted with laughter and applause- one hell of an indicator that the night is going to go well. Then he started talking about tweets he’d received about Liverpool (apparently one of the best things to do here is to walk behind really slow old people.), again mocking the people of this city, however doing it in such a way that we managed to laugh at ourselves.
His dramatic entrance
The rest of the show, I want to say was predictable, but was far from it. He did talk about his usual subjects, but went off on tangents such as a lion and a penguin bar getting worried about royalties on their chocolate bars, what a females private parts would sound like if they could talk, and a heckle that is deflected to dinosaurs and evolution.
After a show with more gyrating and pelvic thrusts than Magic Mike, he brought it to a touching end- first of all opening the audience up to questions and giving out hugs and selfies, then proceeding to tell the inspirational story of a friendship blighted by terminal cancer… a story that showed his charitable, human side.
Want to see other shows coming up at the Echo Arena? Here’s what’s on:
Miranda Hart: My what I call, live show. 24-25th March
Men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics British championships. 28-30 March
Disney on ice presents World of Fantasy. 02-06 April
Tinie Tempah 2014. 07 April
Harlem globetrotters 2014. 08 April
Gary Barlow since I saw you last- the tour. 11th April
Elbow 2014. 12 April
McBusted. 19th April
By Catherine Cunningham
Today, on Liverpool City Centre’s waterfront, 8,500 competitors took place in Liverpool’s 21st Half Marathon. 3 of those runners were Stephen Buckley, 26, Nicky McGrane, 26 and Rebecca Loughlin, 24. They were running to raise money for Claire House Children’s Hospice, a home that offers families respite care for young people with life threatening illnesses.
The race started at 9:00 am on 23/03/2014. There were over 8,500 runners.
The cause was chosen because Stephen’s brother David is 24 and still receives care from Claire House. The house does not normally offer care for a patient this grown up, however after the amount of time they have all spent together, they still help him with his struggle with muscular dystrophy.
Stephen and Nicky are actually running 3 half marathons to raise money for the cause, on 3 consecutive Sunday’s- today they ran Liverpool’s waterfront, next week they ar
Stephen Buckley at a fundraiser for Claire House at The Casa Liverpool.
e flying over to Berlin for their half marathon, and in two weeks they will run the coast of Blackpool, all in the name of charity. As well as the sponsored runs, Stephen organised a fundraiser in The Casa, Liverpool, where music was played, food served and a raffle held. Between all the different efforts, £1,120 has been raised for the house, an invaluable amount as it does not receive government funding. Ste said that it wasn’t all about the money raised for the house, but the help that people gave to get the charity known, and to help organise events like the party at The Casa- he gave particular thanks to Terry Petit.
The participants all did the half marathon this morning in roughly 2 hours, and Nicky was hopeful about the other runs. Liverpool Football Club manager Brendan Rodgers opened the race, and was due to take part but had to pull out due to a knee injury, which he has said made him immensely disappointed.
By Catherine Cunningham
The flags were out, the face paint on, the Guinness was ready. Irishmen and Liverpool students alike took to the cobbled streets this year to celebrate St Paddy’s Night. With a massive Irish heritage in the city, the night was booming.
Green, orange and white adorned nearly every bar up and down wood street, especially the iconic Irish bar O’Neills. The flags and banners were not the only decorations to the city, as the singing drunkards also wore St Patrick’s Irish colours.
Flags and facepaints
By Bradd Chambers
It’s been two days since St. Patrick’s Day, which means that the hangovers have (hopefully) gone by now. With Liverpool having the highest proportion of Irish and Northern Irish students, residents and ancestry than any other English city, you can guess that the celebrations were in full swing from the minute the alarm clock was turned off.
With many people taking the day off work and university, pubs had a lot on their plates rather than their traditional ‘pub lunch.’ With people drinking in the day, the streets were filled with green, white and orange.
Flashing tiaras, tricolour flags and green tops littered Liverpool city centre. Drinks were flowing freely and old Irish folk songs were blasting from every direction. Words started to stutter before dinner time and many had Guinness, “the liquid lunch.” Singing and chanting were heard from every Irish bar, including city centre’s O’Neill’s, Shenanigans and McHales Irish/American Bar.
But why do people celebrate ‘Paddy’s Day?’
We all know the legend about Saint Patrick banishing all the snakes from Ireland.
But what did he really do?
It’s believed that St Patrick was born in Roman Britain. He was apparently kidnapped at the age of 16 by Irish raiders and was taken as a slave to Gaelic Ireland. He allegedly spent six years working as a shepherd when God came to him, telling him to flee to the mainland, where he became a priest.
Following his priest-hood, he returned to Ireland to convert people to Christianity. According to tradition, he converted thousands in the northern half of Ireland.
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My St Patrick’s Day was spent in class, but it wasn’t all bad – I was let out early because I’m Northern Irish. I then spent the day drinking in my flat with all my flat mates and friends who were all dressed in green and had their faces painted. It was my first time celebrating it over here and I loved it! How did you celebrate your day?
Let us all know in the comments below. Also send us in your pictures through braddchambers@outlook.com and we’ll put them up on our site!
Happy Paddy’s Day 2014!
Sent in by Luke McCausland
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