News · 14 August 2020
LIVERPOOL city leaders are thanking the community for containing the Covid-19 outbreak in Princes Park ward – but are warning that the city must stay vigilant and keep social distancing. Hyper-local measures put in place 14 days ago have helped confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the ward return to the green “low” band of Public
News · 14 August 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and Director of Public Health Matt Ashton wrote to all households in Liverpool about how the city is facing the challenge of Coronavirus. Dear resident, Coronavirus – Keep being kind, safe and responsible We are writing to all Liverpool residents to ask for your support as we continue our efforts
Education · 13 August 2020
Education chiefs in Liverpool have praised the hard work and resilience of A-level students – and urged them not to be downhearted if the grades they receive today are not what they had hoped for. Students were unable to sit their tests earlier this summer due to COVID-19, so the results are based on a
Blog · 8 August 2020
Mayor Joe Anderson reflects on the opportunity that lockdown presented him and how it’s never too late to make a difference. “As someone who was classed as a shielded person, and told I was at a much higher risk of not being able to fight off COVID-19 if I became infected, I found it a
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.
Covid-19 · 31 July 2020
Public Health officials in Liverpool have unveiled a plan to deal with an increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Princes Park area of the city. 31st July 2020 The ‘enhanced outbreak control action plan’ is designed to rapidly control the spread of the virus, protect vulnerable communities and the elderly in the area,
News · 29 July 2020
Liverpool City Council is to revamp its housing team to deliver a new generation of council houses.
News · 28 July 2020
Mayor Anderson, through the Crowdfund Liverpool programme, has launched a new round of funding to back ideas across Liverpool which will put local people at the heart of the efforts to help the city build back better through more vibrant, resilient and connected communities. Crowdfund Liverpool is an initiative that aims to give anyone who
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
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 · 12 July 2020
New phase of roadworks takes value of on-site construction on Liverpool's highways past £100m for the first time.
News · 9 July 2020
One of Liverpool’s most celebrated hospitality hot-spots is the next area to be transformed as part of the groundbreaking “Liverpool Without Walls” programme.
News · 4 July 2020
Liverpool's main civic buildings will be lit blue this evening as the city pays its respects to all those who have died from Covid-19.
Civic · 26 June 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has congratulated Liverpool Football Club on winning the Premiership title. They secured their 19th title last night – leading to an outpouring of emotion from fans who have been waiting 30 years for them to lift the trophy. The city council is urging ecstatic fans to try and maintain social
News · 25 June 2020
Liverpool has set out an unprecedented £1.4bn plan to help boost the nation’s post-Covid recovery and preparations for a post-Brexit economy. The city has submitted a 178-page report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining how the city aims to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession, with a multi-layered programme which
Business · 22 June 2020
Road closures, pop up parks, architecturally designed furniture, a business grant scheme and free trading permits are all part of a new pilot package of support for the hospitality sector in Liverpool. Part of the ongoing ‘Liverpool Without Walls’ project to re-imagine the city under social distancing, a joint project between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool
Blog · 19 June 2020
The death of George Floyd will be remembered for a very long time to come, as a watershed moment for how the world views issues of race and equality. It is tragic that it has taken a senseless death to force us, both here and in the US, to take a look at the way
News · 18 June 2020
Liverpool’s first black Lord Mayor has been reappointed for another year as the city’s first citizen.
