8 September 2026
Liverpool City Council

A well-run council · 17 July 2026

New independent members appointed to Audit Committee

Two new independent members have been appointed to Liverpool City Council’s Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the council’s governance, risk management and internal control and plays a key role in effective challenge and assurance. There are a total of three independent members, who provide real world expertise from their work in the audit and

Liv Life Liverpool logo in front of the Liver Building

Liverpool healthy weight programme shortlisted for national public health award 

Liverpool City Council’s healthy weight programme, Liv Life Liverpool, has been shortlisted for a Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Health and Wellbeing Award, recognising its work to improve health and tackle inequalities across the city.  Liv Life Liverpool is Liverpool City Council’s commissioned healthy weight service, delivered by ICE Creates. The service takes a

Female nurse holding a stethoscope in the shape of a heart.

A well-run council · 14 July 2026

Liverpool backs award-winning Axess sexual health service for another three years 

Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to extend the city’s sexual and reproductive health service, Axess, for a further three years.  The decision means the service, delivered by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT), will continue until October 2029. Cabinet also backed plans to introduce new prevention measures to help reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs), prevent

Liverpool water front

Cheshire and Merseyside come together this autumn to raise awareness of suicide prevention and support for all

Communities across Cheshire and Merseyside are coming together this autumn to support a series of events that encourage conversations about suicide, reduce stigma, and make sure that everyone knows where to go for help and support for their mental health. Sadly, some areas in Cheshire and Merseyside experience amongst the highest rates of death from

Harry Doyle and Matt Ashton stood holding a placard in the Town Hall

Liverpool joins national coalition calling for an end to gambling advertising 

Liverpool City Council has joined a national coalition calling for an end to gambling advertising, as part of its commitment to reducing gambling-related harm across the city.  The Council has become the latest local authority to join the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA), a growing alliance of councils, public health organisations, charities and campaign groups working

A group of older people on a bus trip

South Liverpool seniors enjoy seaside escape to boost wellbeing and tackle isolation

A group of older residents from South Liverpool enjoyed a day at the seaside as part of a community initiative helping to tackle loneliness, improve wellbeing and bring people together.  The trip, organised by SWAGGA Primary Care Network (PCN) and Liverpool City Council’s Neighbourhood team, in partnership with Arriva, took 18 residents to Southport for a day

Pregnant women's belly

public health · 1 July 2026

Liverpool meets national target as smoking in pregnancy falls to record low 

Liverpool has met the national ambition to reduce smoking during pregnancy, with new provisional figures showing that 4.6% of women were smoking at the time they gave birth in 2025/26, below the national target of 5%.  The latest NHS England data also shows that Liverpool has made faster progress than both the Northwest and England over the last

Workshop presentation

Liverpool · 23 June 2026

Stories, partnerships and innovation: Reflections from the final ReCITE Festival of Learning event 

Community organisations, health providers, researchers and strategic leaders came together at The Florrie in Liverpool on 18 June for the final event in the ReCITE Festival of Learning – a day of reflection, shared learning and celebration that highlighted the power of communities working as equal partners in creating change.  Bringing together partners from across Liverpool and

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