Laurence Thompson
Laurence is a feature writer from Merseyside. He writes on all cultural subjects from books to boxing, and enjoys profiling interesting local figures.
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The Mersey’s clean-up cost £8 billion. So why is it still so dirty?
It was meant to be “the greatest river recovery in Europe”, but experts maintain it’s still a threat to public health
The decline and fall of Merseyside culture
How to kill a city's art scene
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Outside Hoylake's migrant hotel, tensions are rising
Is the affluent seaside town a new frontier in Britain's immigration debate?
Against the odds, Liscard is winning
With neither Birkenhead’s “renaissance” or New Brighton’s “revival”, one Wirral town is keeping calm and carrying on
Southport is more than just anger and grief
‘We want to remember what happened, but not be remembered for it’
The Epstein Theatre is back open for a fourth time. What’s different now?
We speak to returning artistic director Anthony Proctor-Williams about the beloved venue’s past, present and future
The ‘charisma bypass’: Why Liverpool’s leaders are so forgettable
After years of populist fireworks a new type of leader has emerged in the city. Polite, unassuming, passionate about ironing...
The Mersey’s clean-up cost £8 billion. So why is it still so dirty?
It was meant to be “the greatest river recovery in Europe”, but experts maintain it’s still a threat to public health
Is Liverpool on track for net zero by 2030?
The controversial target has split opinion across the region. We spoke to experts, academics and local authorities
Rob Gutmann says he isn’t ruining Liverpool’s pub culture. In fact, he thinks he’s saving it
The elusive bar tycoon and podcast host defends his growing empire, which critics call "a monopoly"
Has Shakespeare North lived up to its expectations?
Prescot's Elizabethan theatre cost £38 million. Three years on, we find out if that outlay was justified
A decade of office miseries — and why I’m working for The Post
A note from Laurence, our most recent recruit
The great Scouse pasty war
Once a Liverpool institution, Sayers has been driven out of its own city centre by Greggs. What went wrong?
How Liverpool’s day of triumph became a night of fear
50 people are being treated in hospital after a car ploughed into fans on Monday. But could the attack have been prevented?
Locals think big events are ruining Sefton Park. Are they right?
The council says festivals like Radio 1’s Big Weekend are great PR for the city. But do the costs outweigh the benefits?
Why is Birkenhead out of work?
Half the town centre's workforce is allegedly on benefits. We went there to find out why
Tourism is worth £6 billion to the city region. Are visitors getting their money’s worth?
We cruise around Liverpool with intrepid travellers from far-off (and not-so-distant) lands