Lee Grimsditch, Liverpool Echo

Lee Grimsditch

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Past articles by Lee:

'Shanty town' where people lived in rusting old buses that became 'a running joke'

The coastal park consisted of makeshift shacks for both residents and holidaymakers → Read More

'The best' childhood chippy treat you'll only remember if you lived in certain Liverpool area

The unusual item would get you funny looks if you asked for it anywhere else → Read More

Liverpool's Amsterdam-style cafe 'cannabis martyr' fought to keep open

The cafe's menu advertised cannabis on offer including Super Silver Haze, Kush, Pollen and 'Mango Haze Crispy Cornflake Cakes' → Read More

Rare photos show what a Southport Pontins holiday was like in 1980s

Images taken on the same day by a newspaper photographer show what a typical trip to the holiday site was like over 30 years ago → Read More

Faces, fashions and Noughties Emo fringes at Liverpool's lost summer festival

The Hub Festival was the UK's largest free urban festival attracting huge crowds held annually at Liverpool's waterfront → Read More

Chipped coffee cup with tragic Liverpool connection could sell for over £1,000

The rare items were discovered during a recent house clearance → Read More

Incredible Fourth Grace plans for Liverpool and what might have been

There was an outcry after the public's favourite design lost out to the controversial 'Cloud' → Read More

Hidden city street frozen in time many have never seen

Even if you're a regular visitor to Lark Lane, chances are you have never seen this place → Read More

Lost chippy served 'best food in Liverpool' that people still can't forget

People still call the shop by its old name and say they've never tasted food as good, more than 20 years since the owners retired → Read More

Giant golden Liver Bird with restaurant in its head would have 'rivalled statue of Liberty'

The £250m project would have included a split level restaurant behind the statue's eyes with unrivalled views across the Mersey → Read More

Scouse 'back-slang' Curtis Warren used to confuse police

The crime boss picked up the language dealing on the streets of Toxteth → Read More

Liverpool 'Scousescraper' with 'Disney style' rides would have been biggest in Europe

Taller than the Eiffel Tower and Canary Wharf, plans for the tower included a theme park, tropical jungle and gigantic waterfall → Read More

'Scary' Liverpool statue 'nobody recognised' before vandals forced makeover

How one of Liverpool's most famous statues used to look before vandalism forced a major change → Read More

'Scouser lookalike' mafia boss finally arrested after 30 years on the run

A Liverpool man's wife 'couldn't stop laughing' after he was mistakenly arrested due to his resemblance to the Sicilian crime lord → Read More

Holidaymakers' strange habit and life working at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

In his 40 years working at the airport, Brendan Liggett has seen it all → Read More

Rough Liverpool pub known for 'mad fights' where TV star fled fearing for his life

The now lost Bow and Arrow pub was the notorious boozer where the famous comedian and actor fled during his own gig → Read More

Inside abandoned 'horror house' just off M56 looks like satanic movie set

Images reveal stuffed figures and horned animal skulls inside the 'spooky' property → Read More

Man renovating Bold Street shop stumbled on 'greatest discovery' he thought was 'rat hole'

It was while refurbishing the basement in Liverpool city centre that Jeff Pearce made the amazing discovery → Read More

St Johns Precinct 1960s to 1990s: From shopping in Just Pants to the old food court

Rare photos of St Johns precinct in Liverpool city centre show the lost shops we used to love → Read More

'Science fiction' style shopping mall where it was 'like summer all year round'

Described as like a 'supersonic mosque' and a work of 'science fiction', the indoor shopping centre was once the largest in Europe → Read More