https://l1local.co.uk Independent editorial covering Liverpool news, history, and neighbourhood life. en-GB Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:11:07 GMT https://l1local.co.uk/news/whats-on-liverpool-weekend-10-11-october-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/whats-on-liverpool-weekend-10-11-october-2026/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Things to do in Liverpool, Wirral and Sefton on 10-11 October 2026: free markets, live music, Comic Con, art, family events and Sunday rail changes. https://l1local.co.uk/news/speke-missing-park-liverpool-council-missing-answers/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/speke-missing-park-liverpool-council-missing-answers/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool City Council put a new park in Speke on paper in 2000. Over 25 years on, residents are still asking what happened to it and where the paperwork went. https://l1local.co.uk/news/home-bargains-history-liverpool-tom-morris/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/home-bargains-history-liverpool-tom-morris/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Home Bargains began as one shop in Old Swan in 1976. Here is how Tom Morris built it into a 632-store, £4.5bn-a-year retailer from Gillmoss. https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-parking-charges-compared-uk-cities/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-parking-charges-compared-uk-cities/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool charges for city-centre parking until 11pm. We compare other UK cities and scrutinise the council's £1.1m revenue estimate and evidence. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/best-cheap-eats-liverpool/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/best-cheap-eats-liverpool/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Cheap eats in Liverpool for £15 or less, with 2026 menu prices from Bold Street, Smithdown Road, the Baltic, the city centre and Lark Lane, checked this week. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/did-hitler-live-in-liverpool/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/did-hitler-live-in-liverpool/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Did Adolf Hitler really live in Liverpool? We examine 102 Upper Stanhope Street, Bridget Hitler's memoir and the evidence behind the Toxteth story. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/everton-stadium-matchday-guide/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/everton-stadium-matchday-guide/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) How to reach Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, with Sandhills trains, matchday buses, parking restrictions, pubs, food and accessibility advice. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-irish-festival-2026-guide/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-irish-festival-2026-guide/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool Irish Festival 2026 runs 15 to 25 October. See the full programme, event prices, free events, booking links, venues and Liverpool travel advice. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/oktoberfest-liverpool-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/oktoberfest-liverpool-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Oktoberfest Liverpool comes to Hangar 34 on 17 October 2026. Check session times, £20 tickets, stein deposits, food, live music and step-free access. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/fireworks-liverpool-2026-bonfire-night/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/fireworks-liverpool-2026-bonfire-night/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Find fireworks displays in Liverpool and Merseyside for Bonfire Night 2026, with confirmed dates, firing times, ticket prices and travel information. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/new-restaurants-bars-liverpool-october-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/new-restaurants-bars-liverpool-october-2026/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) New Liverpool restaurants, pubs, bars and cafés opening in October 2026, with confirmed dates, expected openings and venues still waiting for a date. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/family-halloween-events-liverpool-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/family-halloween-events-liverpool-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Family Halloween events in Liverpool for 2026: River of Light, Aintree, Knowsley Safari, Speke Hall, pumpkin picking and half-term days out for all ages. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/halloween-events-kids-liverpool-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/halloween-events-kids-liverpool-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Find Liverpool Halloween events for kids in 2026, with age guides, scare levels, prices, indoor options, pumpkin trails and half-term dates. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/halloween-events-liverpool-2026-adults/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/halloween-events-liverpool-2026-adults/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Adult Halloween events in Liverpool for 2026, including Newsham Scream Park, Farmaggedon, Spooky Speke, Everyman shows and Halloween-night parties with prices. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-october-half-term-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-october-half-term-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool October half-term 2026 day by day: free museums, River of Light, Playhouse theatre, Books Alive in Southport and the Merseyrail works. https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-christmas-market-jobs-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-christmas-market-jobs-2026/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Underbelly is hiring for 13 Liverpool Christmas jobs at Skate St George's, with pay from £13.45 an hour to £240 a day. See roles and deadlines. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/azvex-brewery-taproom/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/azvex-brewery-taproom/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Azvex Brewing Company taproom on Gibraltar Row (L3 7HJ): opening hours, 12 taps, £15 Saturday brewery tours and tastings, plus Kings redevelopment plans. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/farmaggedon-vs-newsham-scream-park-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/farmaggedon-vs-newsham-scream-park-2026/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Farmaggedon 2026 vs Newsham Scream Park: compare 2026 ticket prices from £25, dates, scare mazes, age limits and travel from Liverpool to Ormskirk. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-christmas-markets-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-christmas-markets-2026/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool Christmas Markets 2026 dates, opening times and locations across Skate St George's (21 Nov–3 Jan) and Pier Head Wonderland (20 Nov–3 Jan). https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-scam-watch/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-scam-watch/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Current Liverpool scam warnings, including rogue traders, fake calls, parking QR code scams, student fraud and how to report suspected fraud in Merseyside. https://l1local.co.uk/news/new-brighton-mersey-ferry-feasibility/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/new-brighton-mersey-ferry-feasibility/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Steve Rotheram says a Liverpool-New Brighton ferry is being examined. We look at landing-stage costs, Victoria Road businesses and what must happen next. https://l1local.co.uk/news/whats-on-liverpool-weekend-2-4-october-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/whats-on-liverpool-weekend-2-4-october-2026/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) What's on in Liverpool this weekend, 2–4 October 2026: Pussycat Dolls, theatre, gaming, techno, vintage markets and family events, with booking links. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-cruise-port-things-to-do/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/liverpool-cruise-port-things-to-do/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Amy L) Getting off a cruise ship in Liverpool? What to see within walking distance, realistic port-day routes, 2026 attraction prices and return-to-ship advice. https://l1local.co.uk/news/adelphi-hotel-ghosts-liverpool-history-or-legend/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/adelphi-hotel-ghosts-liverpool-history-or-legend/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) George on the fifth floor, a pageboy in the lift, three naval officers and a Titanic room that never was. Separating Adelphi Hotel history from ghost story. https://l1local.co.uk/news/diane-sindall-murder-birkenhead/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/diane-sindall-murder-birkenhead/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Jon S) Forty years after Diane Sindall was murdered in Birkenhead, DNA cleared Peter Sullivan. Police are still trying to identify the man behind the profile. https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-local-plan-2043-consultation-closes-tonight/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-local-plan-2043-consultation-closes-tonight/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool's Local Plan consultation closes at midnight tonight. See what the 2043 plan proposes for housing, HMOs, takeaways, trees and development. https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-roadworks/ https://l1local.co.uk/news/liverpool-roadworks/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT News noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool roadworks this week: Cook Street, Regent Road, Kings Parade, Wellington Road, Walton Breck Road and overnight closures from 30 September. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/best-craft-beer-bars-liverpool/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/best-craft-beer-bars-liverpool/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Liverpool's best craft beer bars, brewery taprooms, and latest 2025–2026 openings across Dale Street, Ropewalks, the Baltic Triangle, and South Liverpool. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/comic-con-liverpool-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/comic-con-liverpool-2026/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Comic Con Liverpool returns on 10-11 October 2026. Check the latest guests, cosplay attractions, ticket details and Sunday Merseyrail travel disruption. https://l1local.co.uk/guides/newsham-scream-park-liverpool-2026/ https://l1local.co.uk/guides/newsham-scream-park-liverpool-2026/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Guides noreply@l1local.co.uk (Brian K) Newsham Scream Park returns to Liverpool from 3 October 2026. See the selected dates, four new scare mazes, age restrictions, prices and Skiddle tickets.