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Displaying articles from June 2009. Click for recently added articles.
Top five
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I read with interest yesterday in one of our national broadsheets that Liverpool did not feature as one of England's top five domestic tourist destinations. 
Cruising
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The 116,000 ton Crown Princess docked at Liverpool this morning. But those hoping to catch a glimpse of the largest liner ever to sail up the Mersey will have to be quick, as it is due to depart early this evening.
Re-cycle challenge
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2009 has been dubbed 'Year of the Environment'. Whilst a lot of Merseysiders would be aware of that, there can't be too many who are aware of what it actually means for the city, as it's all been a bit low-key.
Punishment
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Now that we have our own Arena I would like to see us taking an even bigger share of touring gigs from Manchester!
Sport City
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The eighth Liverpool International Tennis tournament takes place at Calderstones park this week. Amongst the competing players is Robin Soderling, the man who recently ended Rafael Nadal's unbeaten run in the French Open.
Scheduled to run over five days, rain unfortunately forced yesterday's action to end almost before it had begun. Today's forecast is more promising, and the future is even brighter still for sports fans in the region.
More shoppers
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Good article in the Daily Telegraph yesterday showing the impact of Liverpool One on visitor numbers. The city is bucking the trend with footfall up 18% – impressive when considering most other destinations have seen a year on year decline of 6% or more.
The Wild Swans
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After 21 year interlude Liverpool's legendary lost sons The Wild Swans are back with a new single and two gigs in July.
Beyonce back again
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Just a quick congratulatory note to those who brought us the Arena. There were many early snipes from those who said it was too small to attract the stars, that it was too close to established Manchester venues etc.
Those doom mongers appear to have been proved wrong.
Tossers
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Can I congratulate Liverpool City Council on the dramatic improvement in the cleanliness of streets around Ropewalks – subject regrettably to the occasional blip (see above!)
Faded glory
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Whilst it's lovely to have the sun on our backs there is a downside. Those 08 banners dotted around high profile sites in the city are starting to fade to grey.
