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		<title>AFRICAN ROUTES FESTIVAL RETURNS WITH PACKED PROGRAMME OF FREE EVENTS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[African Routes Festival returns to Liverpool this November, bringing three packed days of dance, music, conversation and creativity to The Black-E. Taking place from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th November 2026, this year’s festival, African Routes 2026: Fair Play, will bring together leading dancers, choreographers, academics, artists and community practitioners for a programme of workshops, panel discussions, masterclasses [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>World Mental Health Day: Alcohol and Your Mental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[World Mental Health Day (10th October), provides an important opportunity to examine the often-overlooked connection between alcohol use and mental health. Ruth Allonby, Chief Executive of Mount Carmel Rehab is urging people to consider how their drinking patterns affect their emotional, physical and mental well-being. Short-term use can temporarily ease stress or social anxiety, but repeated or heavy drinking exacerbates mood disorders, increases anxiety, and interferes with sleep and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>LIVERPOOL’S COOLEST WEDDING FAIR RETURNS THIS NOVEMBER!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Forget stuffy wedding fairs, pushy sales pitches and endless rows of chair covers! Liverpool’s coolest alternative wedding event is back this November — and it’s perfect for couples who want their big day to be anything but ordinary. The Alternative Indie Wedding Fair is coming to The Racquet Club Hotel &#38; Ziba Restaurant on Sunday 1st November [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>COUPLE’S GUT HEALTH BUSINESS WINS MULTIPLE AWARDS IN FIRST YEAR!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Liverpool couple who turned a personal health scare into a thriving gut health business are celebrating an extraordinary first year, having sold more than 11,000 products, won prestigious food awards and secured a growing number of retail stockists across the North West. Daniel Fisher-Jones and Alice Critchley launched Wild Pantry in October 2025 with a mission [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>CHILDREN’S FANTASY AUTHOR RELEASES LATEST NOVEL IN AWARD WINNING SERIES!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Multi-award-winning children’s author Rob Keeley is preparing to release the latest instalment in his popular Spirits series, taking readers on a magical journey back to the Middle Ages. The Spirit of Adventure is a new fantasy novel that takes children from 8-14 years old on an awe-inspiring time travel journey and it’s available to order now! The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>70 UP STAR PETER DAVIES FINDING COMFORT IN CREATIVITY AFTER SERIES FINALE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Liverpool’s first reality star, Peter Davies, has opened up about finding comfort in creativity following the emotional finale of the documentary series that followed his life since 1964. As the extraordinary Up documentary series reaches its conclusion with 70 Up, Peter speaks out about finally stepping away from one of television’s greatest social experiments — and finding fulfilment [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>UK football fans can already book their EURO 2028 experience with BEYOND Hospitality</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It might still be two years away, but football fans can already start making plans for UEFA EURO 2028, with official hospitality packages now on sale for matches across the UK and Ireland. BEYOND Hospitality, the Official Hospitality Provider for UEFA EURO 2028, has opened sales across all nine tournament stadiums, giving fans the chance [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>BLACKFEST 2026: CELEBRATING EXCITING EVENTS MARKING 100 YEARS OF BHM!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Liverpool’s multi-award-winning Black and minority arts festival BlackFest returns this September with a programme spanning music, theatre, film, visual arts, spoken word and poetry — in celebration of 100 years of Black History Month. Founded in Liverpool in 2018, BlackFest was created to shine a light on Black and minority creatives and provide artists with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>BARN THEATRE’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET  TO EMBARK ON MAJOR UK TOUR IN 2027</title>
		<link>https://walesconnected.co.uk/barn-theatres-critically-acclaimed-production-of-million-dollar-quartet-to-embark-on-major-uk-tour-in-2027/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=barn-theatres-critically-acclaimed-production-of-million-dollar-quartet-to-embark-on-major-uk-tour-in-2027</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[THE HIT MUSICAL WILL VISIT 23 VENUES ACROSS THE UK FROM JANUARY – JULY 2027 FOLLOWING ITS LONDON SEASON – CURRENTLY PLAYING UNTIL 6 DECEMBER AT THE ARTS AT MARBLE ARCH:POWERED BY TODAYTIX   LONDON SEASON WILL PLAY ACROSS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGENDARY 4 DECEMBER 1956 RECORDING SESSIOn THAT INSPIRED THE SHOW   DIRECTED BY JONATHAN O’BOYLE BOOK BY COLIN ESCOTT AND FLOYD MUTRUX   [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>FIRST OF ITS KIND ADHD BUSINESS EVENT COMING TO WARRINGTON!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new, first of its kind business event for ADHD entrepreneurs is coming to Warrington on Friday 20th November 2026. The fun, high energy all day event is taking place at Engine Rooms from 10am and will feature networking with like-minded people, talks, workshops, interactive games, comedy and tools to take away that will help [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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