People, especially in Merseyside, love a good nickname. Most of us will have had one in school, and possibly in the years which followed. Some are kind, some are mean and some are just plain funny.

For two years during the Second World War, German bombs tore through the streets of Liverpool in a relentless campaign that became known as the Liverpool Blitz. Nearly 4,000 people were killed on ...

Tucked away on the Sefton coastline, you'll find a beach that tells the story of lost Liverpool. ‘Blitz Beach’ in Blundellsands is noticeable for the fragments of old buildings that lie strewn ...