Lisa Marie Rand

La Vida Liverpool readers may well know The Grapes on Roscoe Street for its legendary Sunday Jazz sessions and as an all-round great spot to take in a pint with one of the most gorgeous little beer gardens in the city. The pub is also well…

In the heart of the business district on Water Street stands an ornate gilded door -- behind this door and deep inside the recesses of the stunning Grade 1 listed building known as Oriel Chambers, a discerning soul will find none other than…

George Orwell called The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists 'a book that everyone should read', a modern classic that was nearly lost forever. When its author, who went by the pen name of Robert Tressell, finished the work in 1910 and had it…

Friends Of Princes Park and Mandela 8 are hosting a Picnic in the Park tomorrow, Saturday 11th August, from 1.30pm to celebrate the success of the campaign to install a permanent memorial to Nelson Mandela -- in the year of what would've…

Over 5000 years ago, the Ancient Egyptians were practising a ball game of skill, tactics and precision that has endured through the ages, and no, I'm not talking football! This August, one of the more recent variations of the ancient game…

How many of us have little piles of largely useless pennies hanging around? One organisation has decided to put those unloved pennies to use and help charities and good causes across the area, harnessing the power of social media and…

When 'Britain's Got Talent' wasn't even yet a twinkle in the eyes of revenue-hungry reality TV producers, 'Uncle Norman' and 'Aunty Dorothy' Trafford were blazing a trail for the talent show genre at the quaint, iconic Victorian bandstand…