The Lime Pictures digital team have launched an innovative 360 virtual reality experience in the metaverse to coincide with the powerful Hollyoaks ‘Long Walk Home Episode’. It allows users to experience the sights and sounds of Hollyoaks character Maxine Minniver on her lone journey back from a night out. In the interactive short film, set…
Following today’s Autumn statement, the UK is now officially in a recession. Jeremy Hunt announced that the threshold for the top rate of income tax will drop from £150,000 to £125,000, and energy bills will rise to £3,000 a year from April. Sean Keyes, managing director, Sutcliffe: “I’m frustrated that we were so off the…
HybridTec is expanding with new training centres opening across the North West, including Cumbria and Greater Manchester. The training provider, which in August successfully secured £1m worth of funding in partnership with Back to Work Complete Training from the Department for Education, says the news is part of plans for a nationwide expansion. As leaders…
One of Liverpool’s newest visitor attractions, The Salvation Army’s Strawberry Field, will host a festive carol concert at the M&S Bank Arena this November, plans have been revealed today. ‘Celebrating Christmas with Strawberry Field’ will take place on November 27, and will feature music from the Liverpool Walton Band of The Salvation Army. It will…
Liverpool-based business, Algeos, has launched a new initiative to achieve net zero by 2028. The project comes as part of Algeos’ continued investment in ESG and how the business is adapting manufacturing processes to meet its sustainability commitments. Algeos’ objective is to monitor and reduce its carbon footprint and improve sustainability across the business, to…
New images have revealed the first look of one of the most technologically advanced bandstands in the world ahead of its opening in Liverpool next year. The bandstand is an exciting new addition to Strawberry Field. Strawberry Field is a new visitor attraction in Liverpool, located at the site of a former Salvation Army children’s…
Dementia day care centre, Me2U is planning to expand its groundbreaking service by opening a second site in the region. Taking inspiration from the Green Care Farms model in The Netherlands, the Me2u Centre in Kirkby offers a pioneering new approach that is transforming the landscape of dementia care and ageing in the UK. The…
Bean Coffee Roasters has reunited with Alder Hey Children’s Charity ahead of the festive season, to bring a Christmassy blend to its customers and raise much-needed funds for Liverpool’s iconic hospital. Named after Alder Hey’s elephant mascot, ‘Oli’s Blend’ was specially crafted by members of the hospital’s charity department during a recent trip to Bean…
North West based firm Walker Engineering has announced a record turnover of £3.9m in 2021 – 73% up from the previous year’s figure of £2.2m. Walker Engineering delivers mechanical and electrical fabrication, installation and maintenance across the UK. The firm has also recorded pre-tax profits of £403,852, representing an 81% increase on the previous year’s…
