Business · 12 November 2019
A new economic report out today ranks Liverpool as the second most improved city in the country for growth over the last year. The annual ‘Good Growth for Cities’ report from PWC sets out to show there’s more to economic well-being than just measuring GDP – instead looking at the performance of 42 of the
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.
Air Quality · 7 November 2019
Work on a new facility that will treble Liverpool’s capacity to welcome coach bound tourists is about to begin.
sport · 1 November 2019
Premier League footballers Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tom Davies joined Jamie Carragher on Thursday, 31 October, to celebrate the first anniversary of four multi-million-pound sporting hubs across Liverpool. The trio, who all grew up in Liverpool, were given a tour of the state-of-the-art Jericho Lane site, one of four multi-sport hubs that have been developed as
News · 31 October 2019
West Derby MP Stephen Twigg led a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall at the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 October about Liverpool City Council’s funding. The city needs to find £57.6 million in further savings over the next 18 months, and Mayor Joe Anderson has described it as the worst financial crisis since WW2.
Tourism · 18 October 2019
A public consultation on a masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is to begin next week.
Transport · 10 October 2019
The dramatic removal of Liverpool’s Churchill Way flyovers enters a new phase this weekend with the removal of a key central section.
Arts & Events · 9 October 2019
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
Regeneration · 8 October 2019
Kier Property and CTP have secured planning consent for their transformational Pall Mall office development in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial business district.
Tourism · 8 October 2019
Wates Construction has received planning permission to build Liverpool City Council’s new Cruise Terminal Hotel, marking a major step forward for Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters, the city’s major waterfront regeneration scheme.
Regeneration · 4 October 2019
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 · 26 September 2019
Liverpool City Council is looking to officially adopt a policy which will safeguard the future of the city’s live music venues.
Better roads · 18 September 2019
One of the most complex highway schemes ever seen in the UK is entering a critical new phase.
Business · 17 September 2019
Liverpool City Council has entered into a new arrangement in the future control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).
Finance · 13 September 2019
Politicians of all parties on Liverpool City Council are uniting next week to call for urgent Government action to tackle the authority’s “perilous financial situation”. A special budget-themed meeting of all 90 elected members is being held at Liverpool Town Hall at 5pm on Wednesday 18 September to discuss an estimated £57.6 million gap in
Transport · 11 September 2019
A major road in Liverpool city centre is closing this weekend as work continues on the removal of the footbridges under the flawed Churchill Way flyovers.
Business · 4 September 2019
Are you a new business owner? Do you have a unique product to sell? Do you want to reach new customers in a city-centre location? If so, Liverpool City Council wants to hear from you! A new pitch for street traders has become available at Waterloo Place (on Hanover Street at the bottom of Bold
Education · 22 August 2019
Provisional data shows that students in Liverpool have performed well in their GCSEs. Information supplied by secondary schools in the city shows that in both the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measures, that look at achievement across the wider school curriculum, Liverpool has improved on both. The combined English and maths scores for pupils getting
