News · 15 July 2020
Timeline for return of business events – Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.
Culture
News · 10 July 2020
Love Your Liverpool Kickstarts Tourism Recovery
Marketing Liverpool has launched a major new campaign aimed at kickstarting the city’s visitor economy. Under the brand ‘Love Your Liverpool’, the campaign is targeted at residents in the Liverpool City Region and immediate surrounding areas, encouraging them to rediscover the city’s culture, hospitality, retail and visitor experiences. The visitor economy, which has grown year-on-year
Blog · 6 July 2020
We can’t let cities of culture collapse
Culture guru Phil Redmond reflects on the threat Covid-19 poses to the cultural sector we know and love and the importance of a recovery plan to ensure its future. “It has been estimated that a worst case scenario for the cultural industries would be a loss of 400,000 jobs and £74bn in annual revenue across
Business · 22 June 2020
Pilot scheme to help restaurants re-imagine outdoor eating
Road closures, pop up parks, architecturally designed furniture, a business grant scheme and free trading permits are all part of a new pilot package of support for the hospitality sector in Liverpool. Part of the ongoing ‘Liverpool Without Walls’ project to re-imagine the city under social distancing, a joint project between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool
Uncategorized · 8 April 2020
Sign up, download and get reading!
Liverpool’s libraries may be temporarily closed but that hasn’t stopped the city from getting its collective head in a book – an e-book that is. The Read Liverpool website – www.readliverpool.co.uk – where residents, students and anyone who works in the city can sign up to borrow e-books and e-audio books has seen visits shoot
News · 6 March 2020
Thumbs up for Mersey Music Masterplan
A masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage has been approved. Liverpool City Council’s cabinet has today (Friday, 6 March) approved a Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the Cavern Quarter, including Mathew Street – home of the world-famous music venues the Cavern Club and Eric’s, and nearby Williamson Square. The SRF contains
Education · 20 February 2020
Book yourself an incredible prize!
Do you ever read in an unusual place? Have you spotted a library somewhere unexpected? If so, you could win up to £100 in book vouchers! Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has designated 2020 to be the Year of Reading and there are already plenty of ways for everyone to get involved. And now there’s
Uncategorized · 4 February 2020
Year of Reading speeds up with Quick Reads
Liverpool Central Library will welcome three best-selling authors through its doors later this month to kick start a national campaign. The Reading Agency launches its Quick Reads initiative in the city on Tuesday 18 February and three of the featured authors, Milly Johnson, A A Dhand and Clare Mackintosh, will be taking part in a
Culture · 20 December 2019
A ‘reel-y’ record breaking year for filming in Liverpool
Liverpool Film Office has broken all records for the fourth consecutive year as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Latest figures show that, once again, it has been a bumper year for filming across the Liverpool City Region, with 324 different film and TV projects filming here, racking up an impressive 1,750 production days – 363
Culture · 4 December 2019
Statement on 24 Kitchen Street
Following concerns around the future of 24 Kitchen Street, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Culture Tourism and Events, Councillor Wendy Simon, has issued a statement to put people’s minds at rest: “24 Kitchen Street is a brilliant venue and a great asset to the city’s music scene. “Since the new residential development at nearby
Culture · 27 November 2019
Top team appointed to lead delivery of major sporting events
Two of Liverpool’s leading sporting executives are to oversee the delivery of the city’s major international sports events. Brian Barwick – the former controller of ITV Sport, Chair of the Rugby Football League and Chief Executive of the Football Association – will chair a new Sports Event Delivery Group (SEDG). The group will maximise the
News · 22 November 2019
Christmas in Liverpool
Though it may be considered too early for some, the Christmas spirit has very much come alive in Liverpool… and we love it! After nine days of incredible light installations illuminating our city, it’s hard to picture anything as aesthetically pleasing happening again so soon. But, with Christmas just around the corner, the #RiverofLight festival
Culture · 14 November 2019
River of Light 2019 – through your eyes.
For the 9 days of November that the #RiverOfLight festival took place, our social media was alight with notifications, as we were tagged in 100’s of your #RiverOfLight pictures. Now that the event is over for the year, we thought we would share some of our personal picks that we have been tagged in during
Culture · 6 November 2019
Liverpool biennial reveals theme and participating artists for 11th edition in 2020
Liverpool Biennial 2020: The Stomach and the Port looks at the body and ways of connecting with the world More than 50 leading international and emerging artists commissioned, including Lamin Fofana, Jadé Fadojutimi, Sonia Gomes, Camille Henrot, Rashid Johnson, Linder, Haroon Mirza, and Daniel Steegmann Mangrané Liverpool Biennial is pleased to reveal the artistic concept and
Culture · 5 November 2019
First investment for film fund
A brand new BBC family adventure series has become the first recipient of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund. The Snow Spider, an exciting five-part fantasy drama, is being produced by Liverpool-based company Leopard Pictures which submitted a bid for financial support from the production fund following its launch back in March. The fund
Tourism · 18 October 2019
Consultation to begin on Mersey music masterplan
A public consultation on a masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is to begin next week.
Arts & Events · 9 October 2019
Liverpool set to host the first ever Shanghai film week
To coincide with the Liverpool-Shanghai 20th Sister Cities Anniversary Celebration, four new and acclaimed Shanghai produced films are screening in Liverpool this month at Liverpool Hope University and Everyman Cinema. Shanghai in partnership with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool Screen School, Liverpool China Partnership and the UK-China Film Collaboration Project funded by the
Culture · 8 October 2019
Work to start on Mandela memorial by the end of the year
Work is to start by the end of the year installing a memorial and bridge in a Liverpool park, dedicated to the memory of Nelson Mandela. The Princes Park scheme includes a new ‘Freedom Bridge’, pavilion and 32 cylindrical stoneworks inscribed with inspirational Mandela quotes. The pedestals represent the oil drums Mandela used to grow
Regeneration · 4 October 2019
Mersey music masterplan aims to hit right note
A masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is set to go out to public consultation later this month.
Arts & Events · 2 October 2019
Constellations to come to earth and light up Liverpool City Region
An arts project designed to inspire local communities to rediscover their local neighbourhoods and spend time stargazing is being launched across Liverpool City Region. Constellations Presents brings a different artist to Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral to present a work inspired by a specific constellation and its relationship to local stories. It
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