Happy birthday to us! We are 1 today and what a year it has been for Ladies of Liverpool! We discovered Townhouse, met those Brookside legends we love, laughed with Crissie Rock and cried with Colin Mguintys sister Laura. You’ve heard from my mum and my mates so this week it’s time for you to interview me! Thanks for your questions and I really hope you enjoy this special episode! Please keep reviewing and sharing these links and remember to get your inspirational stories to me via ladiesofliver...
Nov 15, 2019•20 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Remember our Bev? Sarah White played Bev McLoughlin in Brookside from 1993 until the show ended in 2003. She married Ron Dixon and later became known as Bev Dixon. Of course you Remember! After Brookside, Sarah White spent time in the theatre, with her most notable role being in the production Mum's the Word and also Liverpool comedy The Salon alongside me! She couldn’t be more different than the mouthy Bev Dixon as you will hear now so press play!
Nov 08, 2019•21 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Derek Acorah needs no introduction. Being the pioneer for spiritualism and mediumship on television, he is arguably the world’s most renowned spirit medium having demonstrated to many hundreds of thousands of people in theatres throughout the UK. Derek’s television career dates back over fifteen years when he became the first medium ever to demonstrate live on air and without the benefit of an edit suite on a weekly basis bringing hope and comfort to the viewing public. Wanna know what happens w...
Nov 01, 2019•33 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast I love introducing you to my mates and this one you probably know better as Tin Head? Brookside fans you will love this episode. Since leaving Brookside Olivier has performed in two dozen audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions as a companion of the Seventh Doctor by the name of Hex. Philip has also appeared as one of the guest regulars in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show Bo Selecta. Find out what his day job his these days and life with 3 baby boys!...
Oct 24, 2019•20 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast After being squashed by a tree in Hollyoaks, Jess faced a dilemma… What should she do with her life next? Well, she has entered the podcast world! Her brand new podcast where she sits in her house, usually a few gin and tonics deep, and talks to her friends about your problems. Today I ask her a few questions of my own. How do you move on after soap life? Her life has been flipped upside down and she was up for a frank and honest convo with us.
Oct 17, 2019•18 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Have you heard the news? Pete Price is dead! Well... he will be when my brand new show opens at the Royal Court on Friday 13th March 2002. I'm sure you've got questions, so tune in now and hear all about it. As you can imagine, Pete's having a wobble!
Oct 11, 2019•26 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Lydia, ‘The past year I have completely change my outlook after what I believe was a spiritual awakening and now I am in the best place I have ever been in. I have learnt so many tools to help with my personal growth and self-development and I make a conscious effort to be kind to myself every day. For me life is a beautiful, precious thing and I hate the thought of people wasting it worrying about their body or Instagram followers so I decided to spread my message and set up my ‘Self Love ...
Oct 03, 2019•28 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Fancy a night out that will change people’s lives? Meet Sandra Kirkham - MD of Progress to Excellence Group. P2E Group is made up of a group of education and training providers. She is sponsoring this years Claire House Ball and is very passionate about supporting local communities. Also Jan Sutherland-Oaks – Director of Clinical Services at Claire House Children’s Hospice. In 2012 Jan was appointed as Director of Clinical Services at the hospice and leads a talented and dedicated care team supp...
Sep 26, 2019•16 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Irene Afful is the CEO of Ametrine Enterprise Solutions, a coaching and consultancy service in Liverpool. She has a wealth of experience under her belt; she has over 30 years of experience within Public Sector organizations and over 20 of those in management roles. Each one as inspiring as the next. For example, Irene was the first black female inspector in the Merseyside Police. Hear how she battled discrimination on many levels and made history!
Sep 19, 2019•34 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Jenny Mac is passionate about food. So much so she has recently launched a plant based meal delivery service. She is not your stereotypical vegan, walking round in kale shoes and carrying a 'Pigs are People' banner but she knows the benefits that come with plant-based diet. She wants people to reconnect with food and fuel themselves with everything their bodies need, to help reduce inflammation and disease by stepping away from the sometimes toxic western diet. Jenny knows people are short on ti...
Sep 12, 2019•23 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by Debbie Rodgers, brother of Sean Maloney who sadly passed away after committing suicide. Debbie has set up Sean’s Place after her concerns of the lack of support and services available for men who are suffering with mental health in Merseyside. The mental health and wellbeing center will provide a place for men to access free sessions and courses to improve mental wellbeing and simply be a safe haven for them to relax amongst like minded people in a supportive, non judge...
Sep 05, 2019•20 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) is an annual campaign which seeks to promote regular testing among key populations. It aims to reduce the numbers of undiagnosed people and those diagnosed late. Serena Cavanagh, Health Promotion Lead for Merseyside’s HIV prevention has been working for Sahir House for nearly 20 years and have seen the many changing faces of HIV on Merseyside. The campaign is about normalising having a HIV test and dispelling the myths, and is encouraging people to ‘Know their HI...
Aug 29, 2019•26 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Never scared to speak her truth its Tina Malone. Born in Toxteth Tina is well known for playing larger than life characters on TV from Mo McGee in Brookside to Mimi Maguire on Shameless from 2005 until 2013. Other television roles include playing a nurse called Bobbie in Victoria Wood’s Dinnerladies but on 2nd January 2009, Malone entered the Celebrity Big Brother house. She was the seventh person to enter and was immediately picked up on her loudness. On 16 January, Malone was the second person...
Aug 22, 2019•44 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Grace is a 22 year old entrepreneur who launched her business, MissKick, in response to her experiences of being a female footballer. As a young girl, Grace spent her football career playing for Liverpool before making the move to Manchester City when she was 17. Although a professional career in football wasn’t pursued, it’s still a big part of Grace’s life, and she continues to play now for Chorley FC Women. Through the MissKick brand, Grace hopes to challenge the perception that football is j...
Aug 15, 2019•18 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Rachel Daley! In 2014 her son Jack was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. He was 3 years old. He successfully completed a year of treatment & rang the end of treatment bell. In January 2018 the disease returned and he had to begin a second treatment protocol involving two years of chemotherapy. As his mother she found that the best way for them to cope was to create a positive force-field around their family. They called on mentors & coaches to help t...
Aug 08, 2019•32 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast East Liverpool Riding for the Disabled is a Merseyside based charity that works in the local community to provide Horse riding therapy sessions for children and adults with disabilities across our city. We provide scheduled therapy sessions on a weekly basis to those recovering from illness or injury and those with long term disabilities such as autism, strokes, heart defects and Down’s syndrome to name a few. We are lead by volunteers, and funded by kind hearted people who make donations and pr...
Aug 01, 2019•20 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast With the weather getting hot this week, it’s never been more important to know the right way to look after your skin. This week, we’re joined by Skcin who are proud to announce a collaboration with Liverpool based melanoma charity, the Clare Daly Foundation who have pledged £10,000 support to offer free training to hair, health and beauty professionals across Merseyside via Skcin’s national MASCED accreditation programme. Hear how they’re planning to train as many professionals as they can to he...
Jul 25, 2019•23 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast The truth about Reiki! After years of travelling Reiki Jane had recognised that she had started a journey she could not turn back on. Jane had started to heal myself from within through holistic practices. Inner healing is still on going and Jane believes there is always room to grow spiritually and emotionally. After spending many years practising therapies on herself and others and studying and changing her whole life, She knew she had something to share with others. Now a qualified Reiki Prac...
Jul 18, 2019•31 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Have you heard about Billy Moore? Well his story is now a movie! He his currently promoting the amazing work taking place at The Rotunda Boxing Club where he takes his autistic Brother Joe! This Liverpool man had a difficult upbringing, which culminated in him getting involved in drugs. His addiction led to crimes like burglary, dangerous driving and theft, landing him in prison sentences in the UK. So in 2005, wanting to make a fresh start, Moore decided to leave for Thailand. But going to Asia...
Jul 11, 2019•25 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast You can find Yasmin at Vincentius in Liverpool working on her newest womenswear collection. She recently launched a soft tailored womenswear brand, mixing power dressing with a feminine twist. The range consists of tailored blazer dresses, flared jumpsuits and midi dresses. Her price ranges from £59-£90 and the quality is impeccable, fully lined with a highly finish on all garments. After leaving sixth form Yasmin began her journey with fashion. She first embarked on her studies at Liverpool Joh...
Jul 04, 2019•21 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Layla Wright is a journalist in Liverpool, specialising in documentaries & investigations. Following her documentary “Gangs, Guns & Grassing” for Radio City last year which explored Liverpool’s code of silence & the fear of being a snitch – BBC Radio 4 asked her to investigate knife crime in Liverpool. For Radio 4’s “Beyond Today” podcast she got together a group of teenagers to find out why people are prepared to carry a knife. The 3-month long investigation came out last week &...
Jun 27, 2019•27 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s help save Zoë’s Place! It’s as simple as that this week. Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice is 1 of only 3 baby specific hospices in the UK who provide respite, palliative and end of life care to babies and children age 0-5 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Zoë’s Place Liverpool has been here for nearly 25 years based in West Derby, but needs the support of the community and companies around them like never before. With many children requiring their specialist nursing care and respi...
Jun 20, 2019•26 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Father’s Day weekend!chatting dad drama with Pete Price this week. Trust him to have not one but three dads to talk about. You might be surprised to hear this opinionated, strong willed talk radio host open up about life with a father that beat his mum, his search for his birth father and the random place they first met. Plus dad number 3 from Italy who he met on tv! Get it in your ears.
Jun 13, 2019•26 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast This week we hear from local sexperts Imogen and Lucy. They dispel those hilarious sex myths that we used to believe, discuss porn and how this is effecting today’s young people and we even mention those two words..... blue waffle! Brook is a nationwide organisation that offers sexual health advice, contraception and lifestyle advice to young people under 25. They have been around since 1964 and through out that time have grown to provide not only clinics but education and outreach clinics in sc...
Jun 06, 2019•30 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Everyone loves Crissy Rock! Scouse award-winning actress, stand-up comedian, and best-selling author; most notable for her role as Maggie Conlan in the 1994 film Ladybird, Ladybird and as Janey York in Benidorm, She also appeared in I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Hear the ups and downs of her love life and career including her role in Achy Breaky Bride at St Helens Theatre Royal!
May 29, 2019•26 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast I wanted to introduce you to the CEO/ Founder at Pro Blo Group Rebecca McCann. Rebecca is from the Wirral and is flying the flag for female entrepreneurs. Rebecca has been awarded Merseyside Woman Of The Year Entrepreneur along with National business awards, and took her idea from her mums kitchen to a business turning over 1 millions year on year. Hear how Coleen Rooney helped put this ppi sales girl on the map and how hard work and belief in herself and her product led to her reaping the rewar...
May 23, 2019•32 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s talk about sleep deprivation. Hear from a private baby & Infant sleep consultant who has words of wisdom for us all. She believes if parents were educated in those early days post birth on small things to put in place to prevent erratic sleep patterns, we could avoid those long endless nights stressing about sleep. Sleep deprivation affects all parts of a family, relationships, child’s & parents mental health. Are you aware of the shocking number of parents told they have PND rathe...
May 16, 2019•33 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Bootle lad Anthony Russell has had not one but two shots at xfactor stardom and today he talks to me about the stories behind the tabloid headlines. In his own words check out his version of events and the impact those moments have had on both him and his family. Ahead of his Liverpool gig this month he talks us through his journey from childhood to present day and what I think you’ll find quite refreshing is Anthony’s honesty. He is the first to admit that he’s made huge mistakes and is not afr...
May 09, 2019•27 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s put this ‘women can’t drive’ nonsense to bed! Meet Kathy Higgins an award winning business woman and an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI). After she passed the IAM Advanced driving Test in 1995 she has amassed an array of driving, business and coaching qualifications. If fact she has taken all of the advanced driving tests and is an examiner for the DIAmond Advanced Driving Test as well as the RoSPA RoadTest. She is now the secretary and a Fellolw of the IMTD, Institute of Master Tutors of...
May 02, 2019•25 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Are you aware of period poverty in our city? The Department for Education has pledged to fully fund the supply of sanitary products in secondary and primary schools in an effort to eradicate period poverty, which results in girls from low-income families missing school because they cannot afford sanitary protection, according to campaigners. Two local ladies have been providing these products for a long time to our city’s children and will continue to do so until next year. Their story and actio...
Apr 25, 2019•25 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast 
