Mayor · 17 May 2021
Liverpool’s new Cabinet unveiled
New Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson has revealed the council’s new top team of councillors.
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News · 11 May 2021
Council sets out response to Best Value report
Liverpool City Council has formally set out its response to the recently published Best Value inspection. The city council was invited by the Secretary of State for Local Government, Robert Jenrick, MP, to respond to the BVI report, led by Max Caller, and his proposed package of interventions by Monday, 24 May. The council’s response
Mayor · 8 May 2021
New Mayor makes history
Liverpool has made history by electing Joanne Anderson as Mayor.
Civic · 14 April 2021
Liverpool marks 32nd Hillsborough anniversary
LIVERPOOL will mark the 32nd anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy tomorrow [Thursday, 15 April]. Acts of remembrance will be held from the afternoon but people have been asked not to gather due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Flags will be flown at half-mast from civic buildings (St George’s Hall, Cunard Building and the Town Hall) and the bells
News · 2 December 2020
“Hollywood of the North” gets studio planning boost
Liverpool City Council has received planning approval to create the city’s first purpose built film and high-end TV stages.
News · 27 November 2020
‘Super Saturday’ and ‘Super Sunday’ Covid testing blitz
Temporary ‘pop-up’ sites for people without Covid symptoms to get tested will be installed in Liverpool this weekend as part of a continued drive to get life going again in the city.
News · 26 November 2020
Liverpool in Tier 2 – Mayoral statement
If someone had told me six weeks ago Liverpool would be the first Tier 3 city to be made a Tier 2 city by the start of December, I’d have called that a good result.
Covid-19 · 26 November 2020
Tier 2 move cautiously welcomed
Mayor Joe Anderson has cautiously welcomed the Government’s decision to place Liverpool and the wider city region in tier 2 of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday 2 December.
Liverpool · 24 November 2020
Liverpool City Council launches Christmas Card competition
Liverpool schoolchildren are being invited to get creative and help spread festive cheer throughout the city.
Covid-19 · 23 November 2020
COVID testing – your questions answered
UPDATED: Friday 4 December 2020 Liverpool community testing or SMART (Smart Asymptomatic Meaningful Repeated Testing) update – 8:30am, Friday 4 December 120,702 Liverpool residents tested using lateral flow 70,932 Liverpool residents tested using PCR In addition, 34,424 people from neighbouring areas have been tested using lateral flow There have been 1,158 positive lateral flow tests – 822 of which have been Liverpool
News · 13 November 2020
Liverpool’s testing pilot – make your views heard
THE people of Liverpool are being asked to share vital feedback on their experience of the UK’s first Covid testing pilot. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care to conduct a study into Liverpool’s participation in the nation’s first experience of community testing or SMART
News · 2 November 2020
Tributes paid to Liverpool councillor
Tributes have been paid to a Liverpool councillor who has passed away suddenly. Councillor Richard McLinden had been suffering from Covid-19. He had represented Warbreck since 2007 and was the Chair of the council’s Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson described him as one of the city’s “best-loved councillors”.
News · 23 October 2020
Half term vouchers for children on free school meals
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has today announced the city council will provide food vouchers for around 20,000 children on free school meals over the half term holiday next week. The £15 supermarket vouchers will be distributed through the city’s network of Children’s Centres from next Tuesday, in the same way they were during lockdown.
Covid-19 · 22 October 2020
Gyms and indoor sports facilities can reopen from Saturday 24 October
The Government is to allow gyms, indoor sports facilities, fitness and dance studios in Liverpool and the wider city region to reopen from Saturday 24 October. They were included in Tier 3 restrictions which came into force on Wednesday 14 October in a bid to drive down COVID-19 infection rates. However, local leaders successfully argued
Covid-19 · 20 October 2020
Liverpool City Region in Tier 3 restrictions – your questions answered
The whole of the North West is now in the highest category for Covid-19 restrictions, to try and bring down the number of Coronavirus cases. A week ago (Weds 14th) Liverpool City Region moved into Tier 3. Two days later (Fri 16th) Lancashire moved into this category and today (Weds 20th) it was announced that
Covid-19 · 19 October 2020
City demands Covid answers from Government
Liverpool is demanding urgent answers from government on the Covid-19 crisis.
News · 15 October 2020
Emergency Fund for Hospitality and Leisure Sector Launched
A £10m emergency fund will open tomorrow (Friday, 16 October) in a bid to protect Liverpool's vital hospitality and leisure businesses from the huge economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions.
Blog · 12 October 2020
“At a time of crisis, people need hope” – Mayor Anderson on Covid’s impact on Liverpool
These first seven months of the Covid-19 crisis and the consequences have hit Liverpool hard. Really hard. Many businesses have closed and many people have lost their jobs. It’s also been a very difficult time for many families and individuals. We are now seeing the true impact of the austerity measures, cuts to public health
Business · 6 October 2020
Northern leaders call for more local input into COVID-19 decisions
The leaders of four northern cities including Liverpool have written to the health secretary to warn that the existing coronavirus restrictions are not working, are confusing and in some cases are counter-productive. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, Cllr Judith Blake from Leeds, Manchester’s leader Cllr Richard Leese and Cllr Nick Forbes from Newcastle have submitted
Business · 5 October 2020
Liverpool sets out bold roadmap to drive the city forward post the COVID-19 pandemic
A ‘Team Liverpool’ roadmap to drive the city forward beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is being launched on Monday 5 October. The City Plan is a commitment from key public, private and voluntary sector partners to tackle inequalities to give everyone a better quality of life – regardless of background, identity or postcode. It aims to
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