Crosby

Another Place, Crosby Beach, Merseyside

CROZ (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008

Antony Gormley: Another Place

RT (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008

British artist Antony Gormley made 100 cast-iron sculptures from a mould of himself, then planted them firmly in the shoreline at Crosby Beach, Merseyside, gazing out across the sea. Interesting. Gormley, by the way, was just awarded the next commission for the “Fourth Plinth” in Trafalgar Square with a conceptual performance work called “One and Another” that’s designed to provide a “haven for a certain...

Costa del Crosby - Merseyside sizzles in heatwave

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

MERSEYSIDE is sizzling today after Crosby was officially named the country's top hot spot.

Costa del Crosby - soaring heat makes town hotter than Greek islands

IC Liverpool (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

MERSEYSIDE is sizzling today after Crosby was officially named the country's top hot spot.

Breaking News: Merseyside sizzles in spring heatwave

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

MERSEYSIDE has become a sizzling sensation with Crosby the hottest place in the UK yesterday.

Merseyside sizzles in spring heatwave

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008

MERSEYSIDE has become a sizzling sensation with Crosby the hottest place in the UK yesterday.

Cricket: Grassroots hero given time in spotlight

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 28/03/2008

OVER a quarter of a century’s dedicated service to the Northern Club in Crosby received its proper recognition last autumn when Mike Bishop was hailed as Merseyside’s Volunteer of the Year at the prestigious Sporting Champions Dinner at the Crowne Plaza.

Fiance

LloydC (Free subscription) | 23/03/2008

I am now a fiance . I proposed to my girlfriend on the beach in Crosby, Merseyside. I chose this location because I wanted to see Antony Gormley's "Another Place" sculpture. There were storm clouds all around and extremely strong winds. We were hoping for snow, but it did not materialise. The weather was brutal, but scenery was impressive, so it all worked out nicely. She accepted and then we went...

Liverpool Athenaeum literary competition 2008 winning story

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 26/02/2008

NADINA Osmani from Chesterfield School, Crosby, was the £1,000 winner of the sixth annual Liverpool Athenaeum literary competition for young people run with the Daily Post, Radio Merseyside and Liverpool City Council. Here is her story, Being Dead

Mersey Observatory Design Competition

Mersey Basin Campaign Blog (Free subscription) | 14/02/2008

(picture (c) Colin McPherson, 2007) The hottest ticket on Merseyside right now is undoubtedly the chance to see the shortlisted designs for the new Mersey Observatory. The proposed replacement for the existing radar tower at Crosby has been the subject...

Region's Floods Worst in 30 Years

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 23/01/2008

By Alan Weston LARGE areas around Little Crosby and Hightown remained under water last night as the Merseyside region was hit by heavy rain and gale-force winds. One farmer whose fields were severely waterlogged said it was the worst he had known it in his 30 years' experience.

• Merseyside flooding 'worst in 30 years' - icLiverpool

Crosby Plaza wins vital regeneration funding

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 30/11/2007

CAMPAIGNERS celebrated last night after an historic Merseyside cinema won £50,000 to renovate its exterior.

Birdwatcher is saved from mud

Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/11/2007

CROSBY A 75-year-old birdwatcher was rescued by an RNLI hovercraft after he became stuck waist-deep in mud for 45 minutes. The man, who has a heart condition, became trapped near the entrance to the River Alt in Crosby, Merseyside, after walking out on an outlet pipe and stepping on to the sand.

Art and drama captured in Another Place calendar

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/10/2007

THE cast-iron figures of Crosby beach have enchanted and enthralled thousands of visitors who have flocked to watch their changing role with the dramatic Merseyside coastline.

Liverpool News: Crosby Plaza's £14m rebuild is scrapped

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2007

AN AMBITIOUS £14m plan to demolish and rebuild one of Merseyside’s last remaining independent cinemas has been scrapped.