News · 24 October 2023
What role do mega-events like Eurovision and EuroFestival play in promoting cultural exchange and shared values? Christine Wilson, British Council’s Director of Research and Insight, writes about the impact of cultural mega-events on global cultural relations and soft power. On Thursday 26 October 2023, Liverpool gears up for ‘Liverpool Calling: and the results are in’
Community Safety · 18 October 2023
How can the Council help tackle the serious and organised crimes of modern slavery and human trafficking in Liverpool.
Blog · 12 October 2023
This week is ‘Early Help Practice Week 2023’, to highlight the work that different organisations can do to support families. Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Services, Cllr Liz Parsons, explains why it is an area of work that the Council and its partners are very much focused on.
Healthier lives for children and adults · 2 October 2023
This week the Royal Society for Public Health is promoting the wider public health workforce which is ‘any individual who is not a specialist or practitioner in public health but has the opportunity or ability to positively impact health and wellbeing through their work’. Between 15-20 million people in over 170 occupations are estimated to
Blog · 8 September 2023
Cllr Ruth Bennett, Cabinet Member for Finances, Resources and Transformation, explains how we’re meeting the challenge of providing better customers services whilst reducing call volumes The Customer Service Team’s core ambition is to making sure that we provide a convenient online service for those that can do things for themselves, so that we can concentrate
News · 22 August 2023
Cllr Ruth Bennett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation, explains now improving customer service is a vital part of our transformation journey. Liverpool City Council’s Contact Centre takes a huge volume of calls every year. In 2023-24 alone, based on trends from previous years, we are expecting to take nearly 850,000
News · 14 August 2023
Liverpool’s Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has been going for more than 40 years and it’s as important to the city as ever. Culture Liverpool’s Visitor Services Manager, Jackie Crawford, writes about why the team play such a vital part in Liverpool’s visitor experience and economy. It really all comes back to the word ‘welcoming’ and
News · 10 August 2023
This August will see ‘Imagine Bamboo is Everywhere’ take place as part of Liverpool City Region’s Cultural Events Programme. With the award-winning team, Culture Liverpool, lead producing the FREE, bamboozling experience, Director Claire McColgan CBE, reflects on the importance of bringing culture to the doorsteps of everyone across the City Region. We know all
News · 1 August 2023
James Lau, Assistant Engineer in our Highways and Transportation team, reflects on how the apprenticeship levy led to a 'wheelie-good' change of fortune in his career.
Finance · 17 July 2023
Liverpool City Council is on a mission to drive up collection of Council Tax, but as Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation, Cllr Ruth Bennett, explains, is determined that won’t mean hitting those that can’t afford to pay.
News · 11 July 2023
The Commissioners team provide an update on their work with the Council and a new way for residents to follow the Council’s progress.
News · 6 July 2023
Cllr Angela Coleman, Family Hubs Lead, blogs about a new approach to supporting families in Liverpool…
News · 30 June 2023
Now that the behemoth that is Eurovision is over, you’d think the events team in Culture Liverpool must be taking their (very tired) feet off the pedal. Think again, as manager Sue Gibson talks about how the relentless events world continues to turn at pace.
Family · 26 June 2023
This week, Bambis (Babies & mums breastfeeding information service) are celebrating breastfeeding and the achievements of the many Liverpool mums who have breastfed and expressed breastmilk in the last year. Bambis Co-ordinator Sarah Todd explains more about their work.
News · 13 June 2023
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Advanced Public Health Practitioner Jayne Cook reflects on how loneliness can affect anyone and looks at some of the organisations which work in Liverpool to bring people together. Loneliness affects all of us at one point or another, it’s a difficult feeling and often complex to unpack. Some of
Blog · 25 May 2023
A year on from the MPox (formerly named MonkeyPox) outbreak that affected the UK and many other countries across the world, Advanced Public Health Practitioner & Sexual & Reproductive Health lead James Woolgar, reflects on what we learnt, and explains why we should remain vigilant. “We have made excellent progress tackling MPox in the UK since the outbreak was first identified in May 2022. It
Blog · 25 May 2023
New elected Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has written an open letter to the people of the city following the publication of an Ofsted report which has ranked Children’s Services as inadequate.
News · 25 May 2023
Gill is a fit and active member of the 5k Your Way group that runs the Princes parkrun on the last Saturday of every month, along with many others who have been affected by cancer. She is a very proud mum and grandmother and since her ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2021 she is a determined
Eurovision · 19 May 2023
The Eurovision Song Contest may have left town but the party is far from over. Gosia McKane, Director of Merseyside Polonia, spills the beans on the inaugural Liverpool European Festival coming to Liverpool next month. Commissioned as part of EuroStreet – Culture Liverpool’s community programme supported with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Department
News · 19 May 2023
Two weeks on from the official fan zone opening its doors, Eurovision fan David Lloyd, talks warm welcomes, comparisons with previous host cities and tambourines… I’m jumping up and down at the Pier Head with 25,000 new friends. We’ve all learned a new language – Finnishish. National flags and biodegradable glitter blur in a kaleidoscope
