Community · 2 December 2021
Funding available for good causes in Woolton
Voluntary groups in Woolton are being urged to apply for charitable funds which aim to improve recreational and educational opportunities in the area.
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News · 26 November 2021
Support for Children and Young People in Liverpool – after the death of Ava White
If you or a young person you know has e been affected by the distressing death of Ava White – or are struggling with any other issues – there is always support available. Here are some available options for children and young people in Liverpool. You May Just Want Someone To Talk To… ALDER HEY
Community Safety · 23 November 2021
School pupils offered support following Liverpool attack
Pupils living in areas of the city affected by the recent terrorist attack in Liverpool have been offered support.
News · 16 November 2021
Faith leaders call for unity following Women’s Hospital attack
Faith leaders in Liverpool have come together to appeal for unity following Sunday's terrorist attack in the city.
News · 28 October 2021
BLOG: “Black history and British history is a shared story.”
As Black History Month draws to a close, Liverpool City Council’s Equality and Cohesion Officer, Eve-Marie Evans reflects on its importance… Allocating October to recognise the contributions and achievements of black people is important. It provides a platform to showcase overlooked historical contributors and educates the whole community that Black and British history are interlinked.
News · 28 October 2021
BLOG: “Please enjoy Liverpool, with pride in your heart.”
There have been pressures on the city centre since lockdown restrictions were lifted. Here, cabinet member for Neighbourhoods Cllr Abdul Qadir reflects on what the council and its partners are doing to make sure it remains a place that everyone can enjoy. One of the most heart-warming experiences after the Covid lockdowns ended, was the
News · 26 October 2021
New director of adult social care appointed
Liverpool City Council is set to welcome a new director of Adult Services and Health. Anne Marie Lubanski will come to Liverpool from Rotherham Borough Council and will take up the role, which oversees homelessness as well as adult social care, in the new year. In Rotherham, Ms Lubanski is the strategic director of Adult
News · 19 October 2021
Have your say on Liverpool’s “ladder” out of homelessness
LIVERPOOL City Council has today (Tuesday 19 October) launched a consultation on its new homelessness and rough sleeping strategy. Anyone in the city, including residents, businesses and other organisations, is invited to have their say on the five-year strategy which is set to inform how Liverpool supports people who have lost their homes. The consultation
Civic · 12 October 2021
Civic event to honour Liverpool’s pandemic response
People involved in Liverpool’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic will be honoured at a civic thank you event at the Town Hall on Wednesday 13 October. Around 100 guests will be at the ceremony, from hospital staff and care home workers, through to those who delivered food parcels and took to the streets to give
News · 11 October 2021
Afghan refugees receive #LettersFromLiverpool
Pupils from five Liverpool primary schools have written welcome letters to Afghan refugees who are now making the city their home. The moving letters which are part of a project with Writing on the Wall and Action Asylum, with the support of Asylum Link Merseyside, reassure the newcomers “you will have an amazing life here”,
News · 8 October 2021
Mandela8 launches book scheme in schools to celebrate Black History Month
A Liverpool charity has launched a book loan scheme to increase understanding of diversity within schools, and ’empower, encourage and educate’ all children in the City Region about diversity and inclusion. Mandela8 – the organisation behind the Nelson Mandela memorial soon to be opened in Princes Park – earlier this year were gifted a collection
Health · 4 October 2021
Liverpool launches ‘Good Food Plan’
Liverpool is to launch its Good Food Plan on Thursday 7 October – a strategy to create a city where everyone can eat good food and address key issues related to the food we eat. Phase One of the Good Food Plan is about tackling the immediate and urgent challenges that the city is facing
Education · 24 August 2021
Pre-loved school uniforms appeal
RESIDENTS are being urged to help families in need by donating good quality unwanted uniforms. Many families in the city are struggling to pay bills, heat their homes, feed and clothe their children. Liverpool City Council is always looking for ways we can help those most in need. The council has teamed up with Liverpool SEND
News · 23 August 2021
Community Engagement Fair in Newsham Park
The Tuebrook Local Policing Team, working alongside Liverpool City Council, is hosting a Community Engagement Fair in Newsham Park. The event, which will take place on Wednesday, 25 August, from 11am-3pm, will give the community a chance to meet their local policing team, learn about the different departments in the force and the support agencies
News · 23 July 2021
Flower Streets to blossom with launch of safety fund
A new safety fund programme for the "Flower Streets" of North Liverpool will host its first event today (Friday, 23 July).
News · 20 July 2021
Kirkdale Customer Hub is open for business
Liverpool City Council has opened its very first customer hub marking the start of its new-look one stop shop service. The new customer hub is temporarily in the former Kirkdale One Stop Shop building, 101 Walton Road, L4 4AG. It will move to its new home in Spellow Library in early 2022 following refurbishment work.
Blog · 4 July 2021
BLOG: Foodbank Diary – June
Beryl Bellew is a founding volunteer at the North Liverpool Foodbank. This month, she explains how the generosity of Liverpool keeps the foodbank serving the community… Throughout my time at Foodbank I never ceased to be amazed at the generous giving by individuals in the community and by corporate organisations, whether it be food, financial or
Community · 18 June 2021
Food Insecurity Task Force announces development of Liverpool’s ‘Good Food Plan’
Residents and community organisations are invited to take part in the research, mapping and listening phase of the project. Liverpool’s Food Insecurity Task Force has announced the development of Liverpool’s Good Food Plan, a strategy to create a city “where everyone can eat good food.” The actions in Liverpool’s ‘Good Food Plan’ – slated to
News · 11 June 2021
One Stop Shop service books a place in nine city libraries
NINE of Liverpool’s libraries are to be used to deliver a new-look One Stop Shop service. As part of the council’s budget proposals for 2021/22, it had been planned that £1.1 million be cut from the service’s budget, leaving just 18 staff working from four pop-up venues rather than eight fixed sites. The financial cut
News · 4 June 2021
Flower Streets given cash to bloom again
Streets in Kirkdale are set to become safer thanks to funding secured from the government’s Safer Streets Fund. The Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s office worked with Merseyside Police, Liverpool City Council and Wirral Borough Council on joint bids for key projects aimed at cutting crime and improving safety in two of the region’s most
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