the mermaid tavern in prescot. so why has it changed?t. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover, in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. here it is. this is... the folio. and on this 400th anniversary, it's one of the hosts of a rare copy of an original shakespeare first folio. the best and most beautiful folio. you're on it! we really are. and the arrival of the folio is recognition of the mission here, to use shakespeare to help the local economy and also widen access both to see the plays and perform on stage. for tia, playing here egeus in midsummer night's dream, this was herfirst big break after an open audition in her home, newcastle. so does shakespeare sound better in geordie? yeah! everything sounds better in geordie! i was just in my element. i've never been able to be on a stage like that. once you're in i

welcome to prescot, nestled between st helens and liverpool.he mermaid tavern in prescot. now, it wasn't the mermaid tavern last time i was here. it wasn't. it was the red lion. so why has it changed? it's changed — the mermaid tavern is actually a place where shakespeare used to drink. what used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. this is the lord strange. and so far we've been to the mermaid, mercutio's, the stage door, the bard... add it all together and what do you get? well, it's an awful lot of shakespeare. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. some are born great. some achieve greatness. some have greatness thrust upon them. and when people walk in here, does it have an impact? absolutely. yeah. i think when people step in the door,

the mermaid tavern in prescot. so why has it changed?hat used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover, in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. here it is. this is... the folio. and on this 400th anniversary, it's one of the hosts of a rare copy of an original shakespeare first folio. the best and most beautiful folio. you're on it! we really are. and the arrival of the folio is recognition of the mission here, to use shakespeare to help the local economy and also widen access both to see the plays and perform on stage. for tia, playing here egeus in midsummer night's dream, this was herfirst big break after an open audition in her home, newcastle. so does shakespeare sound better in geordie? yeah! everything sounds better in geordie! i wa

david sillito, bbc news, prescot.n the long—running rail dispute, as members of the rmt union are to vote on a pay deal that could end the continuing waves of strikes. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. it's been nearly a year and a half since these strikes began on the railway. actually, rmt workers employed by network rail settled their dispute in march following a member's vote. now, the dispute with iii of the train companies, the companies that run services, has continued and only recently rmt members working for them backed strike action for another six months. now they will get a vote, and that's on proposals which include a 5% backdated pay rise for last year. if workers vote in favour of that, the threat of strikes over christmas and into next spring would be lifted. now securing this year's pay rise, 2023, would still depend on changes to working practices being negotiated with individual operators at local level. so we're not quite at the end of the process with this. but if this offer, this m

the mermaid tavern in prescot. here. no, it was the red lion. so why has it changed? it's changed, the mermaid tavern is actually a place where shakespeare used to drink. what used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. so far we have been to the mermaid, mercutio's the stage door, the bar... add it all together and what you get? it's an awful lot of shakespeare. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover, in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. some are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them. find greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them.— greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them. and when people walk in here. _ thrust upon them. and when people walk in here, does _ thrust upon them. and when people walk in he

welcome to prescot, nestled between st helens and liverpool.was the red lion. so why has it changed? it's changed — the mermaid tavern is actually a place where shakespeare used to drink. what used to be greggs is now mercutio's, named after the character from romeo and juliet. this has become the bard. the old mill is now the stage door. and yes, that is shakespeare again, looking down on us. this is the lord strange. and so far we've been to the mermaid, mercutio's, the stage door, the bard... add it all together and what do you get? well, it's an awful lot of shakespeare. and this is the cause of this shakespearean makeover in what used to be a town famous for making clocks, watches and cables. shakespeare north, a recreation of a theatre from the 1600s. some are born great. some achieve greatness. some have greatness thrust upon them. and when people walk in here, does it have an impact? absolutely. yeah. i think when people step in the door, people we speak to afterwards in the bar, theyjust said, it'sjust amazing. we've got monitors in th