It’s Christmas Time in Liverpool
by AISLING DAVIS looprevilpress@live.co.uk Friday marked the countdown to Christmas as hundreds of lanterns dazzled through Church Street and Paradise Street. The lanterns were paraded by hundreds of children, created by them in a number of workshops held by the Lantern Company to paint a picture of the Liverpool skyline. This parade marked the start … Continue reading
LJMU 6TH OUT OF NORTH WEST UNIVERSITIES
by NICOLA FOSTER looprevilpress@live.co.uk The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked LJMU as 6th out of North West Universities in its 2014 publication. LJMU have climbed 10 places in the guide to number 83, a leap which sees us set to hit the target of a top 60 university by 2017. The prestigious … Continue reading
Forever 21 comes to Liverpool
By OLIVIA SWAYNE-ATHERTON looprevilpress@live.co.uk People queuing for hours and twitter going crazy: Forever 21 knows how to open a new shop. The new four levelled store, 46,000 square feet of shopping heaven, is located Church Street and is the ninth to open in the UK. With people calling it the American Primark, this is brilliant … Continue reading
Luxury apartments being built in the heart of Liverpool
by HANNAH CAIN looprevilpress@live.co.uk Liverpool City Council planning committee have given Fortis Development Limited permission to regenerate the 15-storey Merebank Tower block in the conservation area of Sefton Park. Falconer Chester Hall architects have been employed to design seventy-eight one, two and three bedroom luxury apartments in the heart of the city. Adam Hall, managing … Continue reading
Writing on the Wall – Sticks and Stones event at LJMU Redmonds Building
by FIONA CARTY looprevilpress@live.co.uk As part of Writing on the Wall’s ‘Under Pressure’ festival that took place throughout the month of May, LJMU hosted the ‘Sticks & Stones’ event that discussed the links between hate speech and hate crime. The first half of the event consisted of interviews with Dominique Walker, whose brother Anthony was … Continue reading
Shisha smoking putting lives at risk
by REBECCA FIELDING looprevilpress@live.co.uk The growing fashion for smoking Shisha pipes, particularly on holiday, is putting lives at risk according to city experts. Claire Spencer, enforcement officer at Liverpool City Council’s Alcohol and Tobacco Unit said: “An hour long session on a Shisha pipe can contain the same amount of smoke as 100 cigarettes; it’s … Continue reading
NUS elect Toni Pearce as new President; the first to have never obtained a degree
by NICOLA FOSTER looprevilpress@live.co.uk The National Union of Students have elected their new president, 22 year old Toni Pearce, at their Sheffield conference. Pearce, from Camborne received 58% percent of the vote at the conference that was also attended by LSU’s own newly elected student officers. Having previously been the NUS Vice president for Further … Continue reading
Anxiety towards new LJMU Sound station
by CONNOR FINDLAY looprevilpress@live.co.uk The new radio station, set up by the Liverpool Screen School, is set to air next month running 12 hours a day from Monday to Friday. Run by staff of the LSS, the station will feature a lively mix of news, chat, music, review and opinion. If deemed a success, it’s … Continue reading
LiverpoolSU announce SO election candidates
by REBECCA FIELDING looprevilpress@live.co.uk Liverpool Students’ Union have released the candidate list for the upcoming SO elections. Nominations closed for President, Vice President of Activities, Vice President of Academic Quality, Vice President of Community Engagement and NUS Delegates at 5pm today. The candidates running for the Presidential position are Curtis Reid, Beth Redmond, George Washington … Continue reading
NUS National Conference: The manifestos
by GEORGINA WILLIAMS looprevilpress@live.co.uk The NUS officer elections… there was a lot to be said, and a rod to be seen. Yes, a carbon, inanimate rod. One of the more poignant points made throughout the entire press conference, courtesy of Samuel Gaus (Presidential Nominee). Its all well and good bidding to improve policy, decrease student … Continue reading
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