News · 24 February 2020
A patient is being treated in the specialist NHS infection centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital for coronavirus. They are one of four patients transferred from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan who have tested positive. The others are being treated at other centres in Sheffield and Newcastle. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:
Family · 22 November 2019
Liverpool is holding a series of events in support of a United Nations campaign to break down the wall of silence surrounding domestic violence. Domestic abuse is a crime that can affect anybody and reported incidents are on the rise. Merseyside Police received over 13,500 calls in 2018, high risk cases increased by 17 per
Uncategorized · 14 November 2019
Organisations across Liverpool will be coming together next week to raise awareness of abuse against vulnerable adults. November 18-24 is National Safeguarding Adults Week, led by charity the Ann Craft Trust, and teams from Liverpool, as well as three other Merseyside boroughs, will be out and about answering questions about safeguarding and giving advice and
Design · 8 November 2019
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.
Care · 4 November 2019
It’s Occupational Therapy week! For the next five days we’ll be celebrating our fantastic OTs who work with children and adults and explaining how their invaluable skills support people. Today, in our final piece for Occupational Therapy Week Faye Burke, OT team leader, tells us about the OT team’s personalised care pilot project that started
Care · 24 October 2019
THE first Liverpool City Council-commissioned care home to be built in more than 25 years opens in Speke this week. The £8m Brushwood on South Parade is part of a commitment by the city council to meet the rising demand for dementia care services. It is the first local authority-built care home to open in
Care · 19 September 2019
People living with dementia and their carers can find out more about the condition and the support services available at next week’s Liverpool Dementia Information Day. Organised as part of World Alzheimer’s Month, the free event, on Wednesday 25 September, will see a packed programme of speakers at the Conference Centre at LACE, as well
News · 18 September 2019
EVERY local authority football pavilion across Liverpool now has a life-saving defibrillator installed – as a legacy to a grassroots football legend. John Cantwell, 69, died in February 2018 while watching his son play football on the Joe Stone playing fields in Fazakerley. The dad-of-two, from Walton, began managing amateur football teams alongside his wife
News · 11 September 2019
Austin Rawlinson Lifestyles Centre in Speke will reopen next week following £250,000 of urgent works. The sports hall and gym will open its doors on Monday 16 September, and the swimming pool will be available to customers from Tuesday 17 September. It follows a three-month renewal programme after surveys identified issues with: • Electric distribution
sport · 5 September 2019
Smoking by adults at children’s football matches in Liverpool will be officially stubbed out from this weekend as the new season kicks off. After a successful six-week pilot throughout the summer, Smokefree Sidelines Liverpool guidance will now apply and any adults smoking or vaping at matches or training sessions will be asked to stop by
Uncategorized · 19 June 2019
Liverpool will be monitoring the air that we breathe in real time all day tomorrow (Thursday, 20 June) - as the city marks Clean Air Day.
Health · 14 June 2019
Merseyside will be marking National Breastfeeding Week from Monday 17 June with a series of events organised by breastfeeding support workers across the area. The week will kick off with a walk organised by breastfeeding peer-support group Liverpool Community Bambis from St George’s Hall to Chavasse Park in Liverpool ONE at 11.30am which is open
Health · 3 June 2019
Liverpool will be stubbing out smoking at children’s football matches at the start of the next season thanks to a new campaign. Smokefree Sidelines Liverpool will see adults who attend Liverpool Youth Football League matches from 2019/20 being asked not to smoke or vape whilst they are watching matches or at training sessions. The campaign
Consumer Protection · 9 May 2019
Central heating is to be fitted in 500 of the coldest homes in Liverpool.
Health · 7 May 2019
Can you help Liverpool get fit for the future? That’s the big question from Liverpool City Council and its partners who are looking for great projects linked to education settings that could benefit from a funding boost.
Health · 12 April 2019
One of Liverpool’s biggest employers is carrying out life-changing diabetes health checks on its staff.
Care · 1 April 2019
The ‘great work’ taking place at Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care, has been recognised with an extra year’s funding. The project will receive £1.48 million (£0.94M in government funding, bringing the total DCMS funding to £4.9M, and also an additional £0.54 million from consortium partners.)
Community · 29 March 2019
A City council conference aimed at encouraging more people in Liverpool to become foster carers has been hailed an instant success.
Community · 21 March 2019
LIVERPOOL is a city for all ages! That's the official verdict following a major conference which celebrated all the great work taking place that makes Liverpool an age-friendly place.
Care · 15 March 2019
Liverpool City Council is set to increase the rates paid to the care sector, to help with the recruitment and retention of staff.
