Larry Neild in his June 1, 2014 City Talk (105.9FM) program about Liverpool Politics used several recordings from my May 23, 2014 coverage of the Liverpool City Council local election count. This excerpt of his program includes interviews I did with Cllr Richard Kemp, leader of the liberal democrats and new elected Cllr Tom Crone of the Green Party…

This is a radio documentary that I produced for dementia awareness week in May 2014. It was the final assignment for a Diploma in Radio Journalism.My Mother Audrey (shown in a 2009 photo in Malta) had Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, so I took a personal journey to look at some of the innovations in dementia care taking place in the Liverpo…

At the start of Dementia Awareness Week, I was a guest on Radio Merseyside's Daybreak show on May 18, 2014 presented by Helen Jones.I talked about my late mother, Audrey who had Alzheimer's disease and some of the innovations in dementia care that I've seen in Liverpool.You can read more on Biotech Strategy Blog about:Everton FC's Pass on the Memor…

A new Bishop of Liverpool has been announced. I had the privilege to do a short interview with the Bishop-Designate, the Rt Rev Paul Bayes.I also spoke with the Dean of Liverpool Cathedral, the Very Rev Dr Pete Wilcox about some of the challenges Bishop Paul will face.This piece was produced in the style of Radio 1 Newsbeat for the May 9, 2014 edit…

Liverpool is one of the UK’s best tourist destinations.In Tripadviser’s Travellers’ Choice awards… the city recently came in fourth… behind London, Edinburgh and Torquay.What used to be called tourism is now referred to as ‘the visitor economy’ and it’s worth billions of pounds.The Liverpool waterfront is a major attraction not only for leisure vis…

For the April 17, 2014 edition of NBS Tonight, the weekly internet radio show from students at the National Broadcasting School, I took a look at the state of biomedical innovation in Liverpool.Growth of the life sciences sector is key to building the region's "knowledge economy." I went to Liverpool Science Park to find out more.The package starts…

The @NBSUK course recently spent a day at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.Simon Woodward, Emergency Response Service Manager and the man in charge of the airport's fire service describes what it's like to be an airport firefighter.This piece was was produced for the April 11th NBS Tonight student news show broadcast on the internet at NBSLive.co.uk.…

April 4, 2014 edition of NBS Tonight, produced by students on the National Broadcasting School's Diploma in Radio Journalism. This week's theme was Ladies' Day and the Grand National at the Aintree Races.This was first broadcast on NBS Live, the school's internet radio station.Oleh Liverpool Life

What makes a great hat for ladies' day at the Grand National Aintree races? I went to Felicity Hat Hire on Queens Drive at the Rocket Junction in Liverpool to find out.This report was produced for the April 4th NBS Tonight student news show broadcast on the internet at NBSLive.co.uk.Oleh Liverpool Life

The 2014 British Artistic Gymnastics Championship is being held in Liverpool this weekend at the EchoArena.I spoke with Team GB member and local gymnast Rebecca Tunney (@Rebecca_Tunney) and Tim Peake from British Gymnastics.This report was produced for the March 28, 2014 edition of NBS Tonight, the National Broadcasting School's internet news show.…

It certainly doesn’t feel like summer but British Summer Time (BST) starts this weekend. Clocks move forward at 1am on Sunday morning, so watch out if you have travel plans.I spoke to Louise Devoy, Curator of the Royal Observatory Greenwich and asked her why we have British Summer Time?This report was produced for the March 28, 2014 edition of NBS …

Following the launch of Liverpool's new public bike hire scheme, City Bike, I was interested in following up on the city's vision for cycling.Councillor Tim Moore, Cabinet Member for Transport and Climate Change on Liverpool City Council kindly came into the Radio City studios.I played him an excerpt of what Chris Boardman said (see SoundCloud belo…

Earlier this morning I had the privilege to talk to Wirral cycling legend Chris Boardman who was in Liverpool to launch the new shared bike rental scheme, called City Bike.Here's an excerpt of my interview in which Chris discusses what he hopes City Bike will bring to the city. Picture credit: Kenyon Fraser via Twitter (@KenyonFraser)This report wa…

After a mid-morning editorial meeting we were given a reporting assignment and asked to produce a 1 minute package by 5pm. My topic was the proposed £2 million modernization of St John's Market by Liverpool City Council. In recent years the market has noticeably declined and many stalls are now shuttered and empty. Will giving a facelift to the ent…

Liverpool airport received a boost in this week’s budget. Chancellor George Osborne announced the government would support new routes from regional airports and specifically mentioned Liverpool.I went to John Lennon airport to find out more.This report was produced for the March 21, 2014 edition of NBS Live, the National Broadcasting School's onlin…

NBS Live Budget Special: There's been a lot of talk this week about the reduction in bingo tax. The bingo industry has been lobbying for help for some time.So they were pleased when the Chancellor halved the tax paid on bingo profits, but will it make a difference?I went to Knotty Ash, not to see the Diddy Men, but to find out more.This report was …

This week we had a birthday mention for a program that helps inner city kids play with a world class orchestra.It's the fifth anniversary of the West Everton Children's Orchestra which is taught by musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.My report begins with parents of some of the children in the In Harmony program. It was produc…

Pub closures in England are at an all-time high. Liverpool has almost 500 public houses employing more than 6,000 people.In many areas of the City they’re seen as community hubs, and generate a strong sense of loyalty.But why are pubs closing at such a high rate? I produced this story at Radio City in Liverpool for the March 14, 2014 edition of the…