Covid-19 · 17 June 2020
Schools in Liverpool have been advised they can start admitting children again – providing they have the capacity to do so safely. Headteachers have been contacted by Liverpool City Council to inform them that it is now considered safe for them to look at taking in pupils who are not the children of key workers.
Community · 10 June 2020
Plans for a community bank to tackle financial inequality in Liverpool have taken a major step forward after its registration was given the green light by the financial regulator. Liverpool City Council has joined forces with local authorities in Wirral and Preston to create the not-for-profit enterprise – North West Mutual Ltd – which was
Covid-19 · 5 June 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson is writing to people seeking asylum in Liverpool to outline how they can access support and advice about COVID-19. In the letter, which is being sent to around 1,400 people housed in the city who are awaiting a decision on their application or appeal, he writes: “Liverpool has always been an international
Mayor · 4 June 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson has written to his counterpart in Liverpool’s US sister city Birmingham in Alabama, expressing solidarity for protests over the death of George Floyd. Liverpool lit up its civic buildings in purple earlier this week, and a virtual vigil is being held this Saturday, 6 June where people are being asked to post
News · 3 June 2020
A special £4m fund is to be established to pay for a vast network of temporary cycle lanes in Liverpool.
Blog · 31 May 2020
COVID-19 changed lives overnight. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson believes it is a catalyst for bold action to change the way the city lives in the future… The pain, suffering and the grief we have shared over the last few months has been hard for us all to witness and most of us will have
Liverpool · 26 May 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is today announcing a new £450,000 project to help reimagine spaces in Liverpool in an outdoor European style. Working with Liverpool BID Company – which supports 1,500 businesses in the city centre – and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as with a collection of creatives and designers, the fund
News · 18 May 2020
A major new specialist cancer hospital is set to open in Liverpool on 27th June to play a vital role in the second phase of the NHS response to coronavirus (COVID-19) by providing dedicated capacity for cancer care.
Covid-19 · 15 May 2020
Liverpool has joined other local authorities in Merseyside to call for members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to stay home as much as possible, in light of national changes to the UK’s Coronavirus response. The move comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an easing of the UK lockdown, due to the
Education · 15 May 2020
Schools in Liverpool will only be open to the pupils of key workers and vulnerable children from the start of June. Director of Children and Young People’s Services, Steve Reddy, is today writing to parents via schools to tell them that the council does not expect schools to reopen to any other year groups at
Education · 13 May 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson is “minded to resist” plans to reopen primary schools to some year groups due to safety concerns from parents and teaching unions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last Sunday that the government was looking at a phased return from 1 June, with reception, year one and year six pupils going back first,
News · 13 May 2020
A vast network of temporary cycle lanes are to be introduced in Liverpool to help kick-start the city’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
News · 12 May 2020
Kier Property in partnership with CTP has announced that it has received planning consent for its hotel reserved matters application at Pall Mall, Liverpool.
News · 6 May 2020
On 6 May 2010, Joe Anderson became leader of Liverpool City Council. Here, the Mayor reflects on 10 years in charge… It feels a world away, while we deal with the impact of the Coronavirus, but it is worth looking back on how the decisions we made over the last ten years will prepare us
News · 1 May 2020
The owners of Sciontec Liverpool have announced a major new shareholder in a boost to the city's knowledge sector.
News · 24 April 2020
Liverpool City Council is urging people to think twice before visiting its parks and beauty spots this weekend.
News · 21 April 2020
THE MAYOR of Liverpool is today calling on the famous Scouse spirit of giving to help support community and voluntary groups during Liverpool’s hour of need. Mayor Joe Anderson is launching a special charity appeal to help fund the work of groups across the city which are supporting vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak. Praising
News · 18 April 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has written to the Prime Minister outlining in stark terms the cost of the coronavirus crisis to Liverpool City Council. In his letter to Boris Johnson, he reveals the local authority forecasts £73 million in lost income and additional costs as a result of dealing with COVID-19, in addition to
Health · 9 April 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has announced the city will come together to support, celebrate and remember the efforts of health staff and other key workers when safe to do so, after the COVID-19 crisis is over. In a keynote address – broadcast on the council’s digital channels earlier today – the Mayor committed to
Community · 9 April 2020
I felt it was important to write to you frankly and honestly at this very difficult time. Just a matter of a few weeks ago it would have been impossible to have imagined how much our lives would change in such a short space of time. We are in the middle of a battle with
