Covid-19 · 5 October 2020
An emergency fund of up to £40 million has been announced in a bid to rescue Liverpool City Region’s vital hospitality and leisure sector from economic collapse. Liverpool City Council is contributing £10 million to the fund, which will be ring fenced specifically for businesses in the city. In a joint announcement, the Metro Mayor
News · 1 October 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram have responded to the government’s announcement on new Covid-19 restrictions for the area. In a joint statement with the other council leaders of the region, they have cautiously welcomed the steps to try and control the virus but say the region
Mayor · 30 September 2020
Liverpool City Council has struck a deal with Shaw Healthcare to keep Brushwood and Millvina Care Homes open until spring next year. The company announced in the summer that it could no longer keep operating the two homes due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an update to a meeting of councillors this
Covid-19 · 30 September 2020
Joint statement from Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and Council Leaders of the Liverpool City Region. “As Leaders of the Liverpool City Region, we all understand why further restrictions may be needed to halt the spread of Covid-19 in the communities we represent. “Cases are now averaging well over 200 per
Mayor · 29 September 2020
The leaders of Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester Councils have written to the Government warning that the hospitality sector is at risk of collapse unless there is a review of the current licensing restrictions and household mixing advice brought in due to COVID-19. In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Business Secretary Alok Sharma,
News · 25 September 2020
Liverpool City Council is to embark on its first major housing scheme in 30 years.
News · 25 September 2020
Liverpool City Council has taken the first step in a bid to reduce the rising number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) across the city.
Care · 22 September 2020
Liverpool City Council built the Brushwood and Millvina House facilities to provide quality, purpose-built residential care homes, and agreed to rent them out to Shaw Healthcare. Liverpool City Council does not run these care homes. Unfortunately, Shaw Healthcare has given the council provisional notice that they have decided to cease operating the care homes, and end
Covid-19 · 18 September 2020
New restrictions are being introduced in Liverpool and other areas to control the spread of COVID-19. The measures, for Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, Halton and St Helens will be introduced from Tuesday 22 September and will mean: • Residents must not socialise with other people outside of their own households or support bubble in private
Clean Air · 17 September 2020
Liverpool is to work with New York and other major cities around the world to find sustainable ways to tackle poverty and improve health, education and economic growth. The city has signed up to a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of its action to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end deprivation
News · 17 September 2020
The role of a slavery defending Liverpool MP has been acknowledged in the heart of the Toxteth community - almost 40 years after his statue was removed following the infamous riots.
Care · 15 September 2020
Liverpool City Council has reiterated that the decision to shut two care homes in the city is entirely down to the provider, Shaw Healthcare. Social care staff are now working to support residents into suitable alternative accommodation following the company’s announcement that it will close Brushwood in Speke and Millvina in Everton due to low
Covid-19 · 11 September 2020
Public health officials in Liverpool have warned the city faces the prospect of the reintroduction of coronavirus restrictions after it was placed on the government’s ‘areas of concern’ list, following a sharp rise in confirmed cases. A total of 303 people have been diagnosed with the virus in the last seven days, double the previous
News · 7 September 2020
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has been confirmed as the education partner at the much-anticipated Littlewoods Film and TV Studios.
News · 7 September 2020
A major hotel group has today signed up a new 221-room Novotel hotel in Liverpool's Paddington Village.
Business · 2 September 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson has personally intervened and halted a plan for a zip wire which would have ended at Liverpool Central Library, in the heart of the city’s cultural district. In June, the Planning Committee approved an application for the zip wire to pass over St Johns Gardens behind St George’s Hall, and land on
Business · 2 September 2020
A new community shop has opened in Walton, offering heavily discounted food and household products to local residents. The award-winning social enterprise, at 211 Walton Road, is part of the UK’s first social supermarket chain, working out of Onward Homes’ former office building. Working in partnership with Liverpool City Council, local charities and organisations, Community
Education · 25 August 2020
A letter is being sent to thousands of parents and carers in Liverpool outlining the steps being taken to make sure school is as safe as possible for pupils when they return in September. Mayor Joe Anderson, Director of Children and Young People’s Services Steve Reddy and Director of Public Health Matt Ashton are writing
Education · 23 August 2020
The first 20 street names in Liverpool to be considered for plaques explaining their links to slavery have been revealed. Liverpool City Council passed a motion in January committing to the placing of plaques and other public notices to explain the city’s heritage and its links to slavery on statues, buildings, monuments and street names.
Education · 19 August 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram have written to the Education Secretary requesting clarity and financial support for Higher Education institutions and students who have not secured their places for study this year. The Mayors met with Higher Education bodies in the City Region this week and
