Community · 20 July 2020
Liverpool pledges commitment to UN sustainability goals
Liverpool has committed to a United Nations initiative to find sustainable ways to tackle poverty and improve health, education and economic growth.
Development
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
News · 13 March 2020
Liverpool sets out plan to retain World Heritage status
Liverpool has set out a plan to retain its World Heritage status – as new figures show almost £3bn has been invested to upgrade the city’s historic site over the past decade.
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
Regeneration · 27 February 2020
Vision for Upper Central at heart of Liverpool’s future
Plans to upgrade the traditional heart of Liverpool city centre are set to be approved next week.
Design · 18 December 2019
Work begins on new hotel at Paddington Village scheme
The latest landmark project at Liverpool’s £1bn Paddington Village scheme is now underway.
Education · 27 November 2019
Heat is on for £1bn flagship life science campus
Work is to begin on installing a unique heating system to fuel what will become one of the world’s leading research hubs in life sciences and medicine.
Development · 22 November 2019
New Kings Dock car park passes half way stage
Work on a permanent new car park at Kings Dock to replace the one destroyed in a fire on New Year’s Eve 2017, has passed the half way stage.
Design · 8 November 2019
Liverpool to create new public realm strategy
Liverpool City Council has appointed an award-winning team of urban designers, landscape architects and planners to develop a Public Realm Strategy that will shape the look and feel of the city for the next 50 years.
Regeneration · 8 October 2019
Approval for city centre’s first Grade A office scheme in a decade
Kier Property and CTP have secured planning consent for their transformational Pall Mall office development in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial business district.
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
News · 26 September 2019
Council to purchase prime dockland for £1
Liverpool City Council is to buy more than 55,000 sq metres of prime waterfront land at Kings Dock from Homes England for £1. A report to the council’s Cabinet tomorrow (Friday, 27 September) seeks approval to acquire the freehold interest for a nominal sum, to help trigger a new multi-million redevelopment programme. The purchase follows
Development · 24 September 2019
Elliot Group completes restoration of listed Georgian terrace
Developer Elliot Group has completed the refurbishment of a listed Georgian terrace in Liverpool’s Canning neighbourhood following a blueprint agreed with Liverpool City Council. The nine properties, which form an L-shape along Percy Street and Upper Parliament Street, had remained empty since 2008 when they were last occupied as bedsits. After an open-market bidding process
Better roads · 21 August 2019
Churchill Way Flyovers Information Sessions
INFORMATION events for people to find out more about the removal of the Churchill Way flyovers in Liverpool are being held this month. Contractors for Liverpool City Council have devised a dismantling process which will see the half-century old structures come down in sections up to 25 metres in length starting on 2 September, with
Regeneration · 20 August 2019
Liverpool Flyovers Removal Schedule Revealed
WORK on the complex removal of the Churchill Way flyovers in Liverpool will get underway in September. Contractors for Liverpool City Council have devised a dismantling process which will see the half-century old structures come down in sections up to 25 metres in length, with the highly complex job set to be completed in December.
Community · 20 March 2019
New chapter for former library as multi-million makeover begins
Work is to begin on a multi-million pound transformation of a former library into a brand new community centre in Liverpool.
Business · 14 March 2019
Key phase to begin in upgrade of city’s historic “Dock Road”
A key phase in a radical upgrade to Liverpool’s historic “Dock Road” begins next week.
Business · 12 March 2019
New Brexit Council for City Region
Private and public sector leaders from across the Liverpool City Region are part of the new Brexit Council.
Business · 28 February 2019
Multi-million boost for Festival Gardens site
Up to 1,500 family homes will be built at the Festival Gardens in Liverpool thanks to a multi-million pound funding boost from Homes England, the agency announced today (February 28).
Business · 29 January 2019
Green light on clearing works for key city centre scheme
A £4.2m plan to clear land for a potential £200m Grade A office scheme in Liverpool City Centre has been given the green light.
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