Blog · 5 May 2020
Simon O’Brien is the Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Liverpool and the city region. Initially famous as Damon in Brookside, Simon has forged a career as an award-winning radio and TV presenter. But his enduring passion is the joy of two wheels, and he’s been an avid cycling campaigner for the best part of three
Blog · 5 May 2020
In all honesty, this is the most surreal time of my life. I have always been proud of the fact that I have played a role — a really small role — in this city’s cultural renaissance over the last twenty years. I was passionate about fighting for the voices of communities to be heard,
Blog · 29 April 2020
In 2017, together with my brother, cousin and my son, I went back to the town and village in the Ukraine that my grandparents left in 1914.They left to come to Liverpool to join my grandmother’s family, who were already here. My grandfather left and never saw his family again. He left in Zlatopol, which
Blog · 29 April 2020
The Communications and Marketing team offers university undergraduates the chance to spend time in the team on work placement. Each student is asked to sum up their experiences and their observations of our organisation. Tilly Kenyon was the first through the doors this year. Hi, I’m Tilly and I’m a third year Journalism student studying
Blog · 29 April 2020
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Rob Melling, Curtins CEO, shares his journey to the top. Curtins is a leading consultancy in the built environment, providing a diverse range of services including civil and structural engineering and other related expertise. 2020 marks sixty years since the company was established in Liverpool. CEO Rob Melling explains
Blog · 29 April 2020
Ed, 27, is four months into a two year Junior Content Producer Level 3 Apprenticeship. Through his apprenticeship, Ed will develop and create content that can be used across a variety of media platforms. Throughout his studies he will learn to research, prepare and develop media messaging to maximise audience engagement. Just five months ago
Blog · 29 April 2020
The City Conversation journey started at the back end of the summer when a secondment opportunity was advertised on the Intranet to take part in a new initiative to get out into the Community and talk to residents. Definitely a totally different scene for me given I have spent the last 30+ years working in
Blog · 29 April 2020
A lot of headlines have been generated recently about the UK’s 5G network, but amid the arguments about which tech firms should be allowed a stake, it would be very easy for all of that noise to overshadow the technology revolution that is currently taking place. Ann Williams is a Commissioning and Contract Manager at
Blog · 29 April 2020
By Susie Finlayson, Power to Change “If you were given the opportunity to develop ideas to support children, young people and families in your neighbourhood, and had just 100 days to bring those to life, what would you do?” That was the challenge recently set for three Liverpool communities, with support from Nesta, charitable trust
Blog · 29 April 2020
By Richard Jones, Head of Intelligence and Analytics at Liverpool City Council “Death. It’s something we try not to think about. We don’t really talk about it. It’s too depressing. Dying young is even worse. It’s painful, it’s difficult to get our heads around, it’s best not to talk about it.” Yet I think Liverpool
Blog · 29 April 2020
Before his departure, long serving member of staff, John Keane, shared his love of books from a young boy to adulthood. At the end of last year, we said a fond farewell to Divisional Manager, Libraries and Information Services, John Keane, after 45 loyal years in the council. Before he headed off on his well-earned
Blog · 28 April 2020
Lydia Fazakerley is a student at Edge Hill University and has spent the past four weeks gaining first hand experience in the Communications and Marketing Team. Lydia has told us what it’s like to live in a £1 house, one of Liverpool City Council’s innovative housing schemes. I haven’t lived in Anfield for long, 18
Blog · 28 April 2020
Many of us were mesmerised by the stunning ‘Scarlet Lady’ as she docked in Liverpool this week. Bev Dulson from Coddiwomple Travel was one of the lucky few who spent a night on board the new Virgin cruise ship as it docked in the city on it’s maiden voyage. The hospitality on board was fantastic,
Blog · 28 April 2020
Paul Riley works in Children’s Services at Liverpool City Council, he is a staff Green Champion, and works with a number of environmental advocacy groups throughout the city. Here he writes about being a part of Transition Liverpool, an international movement of communities coming together to re-imagine and rebuild our world. Campaigners, journalists, politicians, charities
Blog · 28 April 2020
By day Sean Keyes is Managing Director at Sutcliffe, a multi disciplinary firm of Structural and Civil Engineers. By night he is a Liverpool primary school governor. This World Book Day (5 March) he shares his thoughts on why it’s so important we get our children (and grown-ups) reading more. As a young lad growing
Blog · 28 April 2020
Liverpool City Council graphic designer Esther Lazenby explains how she came up with the artwork for the city’s new fleet of green CNG powered refuse vehicles which are hitting the streets. I have worked as a graphic designer for over 20 years, so I’ve seen my artwork produced in all sorts of places from social
Blog · 28 April 2020
For so many of us, this crisis feels like it is unfolding in slow motion. I am used to a world of major events where you make decisions quickly. You plan for everything in advance. You live off adrenaline and making choices based on trust in your team. But this crisis is not like the
Blog · 28 April 2020
It’s understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything you’re hearing about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) right now. It’s also understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. However, having an open, supportive discussion with your child(ren) can help them understand, cope and even make a positive contribution
Blog · 28 April 2020
Thanks to Coronavirus, or Covid-19 to be exact, our youngest was sent home with the news: “and you can’t come back next week. And you must self-isolate”. For me, as a communications manager for Liverpool City Council, normality was getting up in the morning, sorting the kids out, travelling to the office, work, and then
Blog · 28 April 2020
Over the last few weeks we’ve all become experts, of varying degrees of knowledge, in infectious disease; specifically in COVID-19 which didn’t even exist last November. Now I’m not an expert, so the intention of this blog is to explain some of the key terminology that you may have heard, and give some insight into
