News · 21 August 2020
LIVERPOOL’s new Armed Forces Forum will be holding its second meeting next month – and wants to hear what organisations think about proposed legislation. The forum had its first meeting in January, and is a platform for organisations that offer services to people who have left the Armed Forces and their families as well as
Education · 20 August 2020
Director of Education in Liverpool, Jonathan James, reflects on today’s GCSE grades being issued to young people... Thousands of young people will be receiving their centre-assessed GCSE grades today and I want to congratulate them all. They have all done something amazing and unique, something no other young person has ever been asked to do:
News · 19 August 2020
A LIVERPOOL community project that supports veterans is one of 127 employers to have been recognised for supporting the Armed Forces community by the Ministry of Defence. Veterans HQ, based on Breck Road, has been awarded the prestigious gold award in the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), and is a key Liverpool City
Business · 18 August 2020
A final call is being made for Liverpool firms to apply for cash from the Government’s COVID-19 business support schemes. The closing date for applications to the Small Business Grant and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant funds is Friday, 28th August. A one-off £10,000 cash grant is available to businesses active as of 11 March
News · 14 August 2020
The public is being urged to stay away from a number of park lakes in Liverpool amid concerns that a harmful toxin is spreading from a blue-green algae bloom caused by the recent heatwave.
Education · 13 August 2020
Student Alice Hardaker is celebrating today after securing a place at the prestigious Trinity College in Oxford. The 18 year-old, a pupil at St John Bosco in Croxteth, will study law at Oxford University after getting an A* in History and an A in both English Literature and Sociology to take the next step on
News · 13 August 2020
Cars are to be stopped from accessing a major road in the heart of Liverpool city centre to allow a “bus gate” to improve the flow of public transport for tens of thousands of passengers every day.
News · 6 August 2020
Liverpool City Council and its partners continue to take proactive community-focused steps to control the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the city. Testing facilities are now available in the community: PAL Multicultural Centre: 68A Mulgrave St, L8 2TF, 10am-4pm There is no need to pre-book an appointment for these two centres. Learn more about
News · 4 August 2020
A scrutiny panel for Liverpool City Council has outlined a national blueprint to strengthen regulations for development schemes with a bid for a good practice pilot to be launched in the city.
News · 4 August 2020
LIVERPOOL City Council and its partners continue to take proactive community-focused steps to control the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the city. There has been a significant increase in confirmed cases in Liverpool. Thirty-seven cases were confirmed from 20-27 July, with 71 cases confirmed from 28 July–3 August. The confirmed cases continue to be
News · 31 July 2020
Liverpool's goal to be the Hollywood of the North has taken a major step forward with a £17 million funding boost for Littlewoods Studios.
News · 29 July 2020
Liverpool City Council is to revamp its housing team to deliver a new generation of council houses.
Arts & Events · 28 July 2020
Director of Culture Liverpool Claire McColgan MBE explains how Liverpool has taken the future of the city’s cultural offer into its own hands… Pandemic… this isn’t something that has been in any cultural risk assessment I’ve ever done. We ‘do’ culture and plan events here really well but COVID-19 hit like a slow motion car
Community · 23 July 2020
“Change has got to happen”, that’s the message from the chair of the city’s new mayoral Race Equality Taskforce. Today, Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has announced that Tracey Gore, director of the city’s Steve Biko Housing Association, will be seconded to the position of chair for six months and has been invited by Mayor
Community · 20 July 2020
Liverpool has committed to a United Nations initiative to find sustainable ways to tackle poverty and improve health, education and economic growth.
Health · 17 July 2020
Liverpool City Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement of new local powers to tackle coronavirus outbreaks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that councils will get new powers from Saturday to force owners to shut pubs, cafes, shops and restaurants, close public places such as parks and cancel events. Permission will no longer be needed
News · 17 July 2020
It’s been 12 months since Liverpool City Council declared a Climate Emergency and pledged to become a zero-emissions council by 2030.
News · 15 July 2020
The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, alongside senior business leaders from the city, is calling upon the Government to provide an urgent timeline for the return of business events.
News · 15 July 2020
Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.
News · 14 July 2020
Liverpool City Council has written to every school in the city offering road safety measures to help maintain the improved air quality created by the Covid-19 lockdown.
