FREE MARKET FAIRY TALES (Free subscription) | yesterday
A gift shop, located near a slavery museum, has been criticised for selling golliwog dolls. The controversial dolls are on display at the Wizzard shop, part of the Albert Dock complex in Liverpool. Officials at the International Slavery Museum,...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Golly doll fury at city slavery museum by Marc Waddington, Liverpool Echo 1 Golly doll 320A SHOP a few yards from Liverpool’s slavery museum has sparked anger by selling golly dolls.The controversial dolls, which were mainly outlawed after a storm of protest in the 1980s, are on display at Wizzard, part of the Albert Dock complex.But community leaders today said they had received complaints...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Emin continues her love affair with Liverpool, but she also warns about her perching bird... Albert Dock is enjoying a tourism boom, with visitor figures soaring by almost 50%. Liverpool One, Echo Arena and exhibitions such as Klimt at Tate, all take some of the credit...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gemma Griffiths, 16 and Sam Richardson, 15, who both attend Rainford High College of Technology, and Josh Edwards, 18, from Newton-le-Willows, all train at the Albert Dock, and returned home from Italy clutching an impressive medal haul of two silvers and three bronzes.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
By Urmee Khan Last Updated: 9:51PM BST 06 Oct 2008The controversial dolls are on display at the Wizzard shop, part of the Albert Dock complex in Liverpool. Officials at the International Slavery Museum, also based at the site, said it was "shocking" and called for the dolls to be removed from sale. Richard Benjamin, head of the International Slavery Museum, said: "These dolls reinforce...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... Emin continues her love affair with Liverpool, but she also warns about her perching bird... Albert Dock is enjoying a tourism boom, with visitor figures soaring by almost 50%. Liverpool One, Echo Arena and exhibitions such as Klimt at Tate, all take some of the credit...Wayne Sleep and Samantha Barks star in a brazen and garish production of Cabaret. "The best touring musical to...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Riba head of awards Tony Chapman said: “Liverpool is a great city with a fine architectural heritage. So it is entirely appropriate we are there in its year as Capital of Culture to present the Stirling Prize, not least because Sir James Stirling, after whom the prize is named, studied in the city, loved the grandeur of its waterfront buildings and converted part of the Albert Dock into...
The Good Library Blog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Everyone who is in Liverpool for the Annual Library Conference next week is welcome to a meeting on Wednesday 8th October at 5pm at the Premier Inn Hotel on Albert Dock, not far from the conference hotel Tim Coates will propose what he believes councils and library authorities need to do to improve their reputation and the use of their public libraries. He will also discuss the work...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
WHEN XABI Alonso first arrived in Liverpool he remembers being surprised by the number of his new team-mates who lived outside the city. Alonso wanted to be in the heart of Liverpool, somewhere where he could walk around and soak in the atmosphere, immerse himself in the culture of a new city. He was drawn to the waterfront and the sense of history around the Albert Dock, with its Grade...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Home (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Owner Harlequin Entertainment said the venues had thrived despite increased competition at the Albert Dock. Operations director Colin Stuart said: “PanAm and Blue Bar and Grill are both performing above expectation this year, and we are delighted with the culture effect. The highlight for us this year has to be Klimt, at Tate Liverpool, which brought a constant flow of new day visitors...
icLiverpool (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
... we opened, there has been a 30% increase in visitors to the city centre, and a 40% increase to the Albert Dock.“A lot of the deals with retailers and restaurants were also done pre-credit crunch, which has helped.“As far as I am aware, no stores are struggling; in fact, the John Lewis store is the company’s best- performing store outside of London.”
