News · 27 October 2021
Mark Bousfield, Liverpool City Council’s Director of Regeneration and Economy, reflects on today’s Government announcement that there will be a £22 million culture boost for the city which is set to transform the waterfront and ensure Liverpool continues to thrive under its proud title of UNESCO City of Music. Liverpool’s waterfront is having a good
News · 27 October 2021
Plans for a new global visitor attraction, the redevelopment of two of Liverpool’s leading cultural institutions and a new public realm have been given a £22 million budget boost. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced two separate financial investments for the city which will inject a new lease of life in and around the city’s docks,
News · 26 October 2021
Liverpool City Council is set to welcome a new director of Adult Services and Health. Anne Marie Lubanski will come to Liverpool from Rotherham Borough Council and will take up the role, which oversees homelessness as well as adult social care, in the new year. In Rotherham, Ms Lubanski is the strategic director of Adult
News · 26 October 2021
Liverpool’s Christmas countdown is officially on as the popular festive markets make their return to the city centre this year. From Friday 12 November to Thursday 23 December, around 40 stalls, festive rides and twinkly lights will transform St John’s Gardens, William Brown Street and the area around the North Entrance of St George’s Hall
Liverpool · 25 October 2021
Phase one of the redevelopment of Liverpool's waterfront gateway - The Strand - has been completed.
News · 25 October 2021
A campaign is under way in Liverpool to get private landlords to meet new energy efficiency standards for houses by tackling issues such as damp and excess cold.
News · 23 October 2021
The Rock n Roll Marathon and Half Marathon is taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 24 October and there will be road closures in place in and around the route.
Health · 22 October 2021
With Covid-19 cases on the rise again nationally and concerns around pressures on our health and social care services, Liverpool’s Director of Public Health, Matthew Ashton shares some simple, yet key advice on how we can keep ourselves and our loved ones safe this winter.
Covid-19 · 22 October 2021
Read a statement from Liverpool Health Protection Board about advice and guidance on Covid-19.
News · 22 October 2021
The Liverpool branch of the Parachute Regimental Association will receive the Freedom of the City in a special ceremony on Sunday 24 October at the city’s Parish Church.
Liverpool · 22 October 2021
Liverpool City Council has appointed contractors to complete the remaining highways schemes which had stalled following the collapse of VIAM.
News · 21 October 2021
A new pot of funding to support Liverpool businesses affected by the Covid pandemic will be launched next week.
Uncategorized · 21 October 2021
In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, Sefton Park and Stanley Park are two of the 2127 celebrating success today After 18 months that have seen our parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and
News · 21 October 2021
Challenges with staffing, suppliers, delays in deliveries and legislation run the risk of turning culture and events into the next industry hit by post pandemic pandemonium. Director of Culture Liverpool, Claire McColgan, reflects on a busy week for events in the city and praises a resilient, but weakened, sector. In Spring, Liverpool was at the
News · 20 October 2021
A brand new programme celebrating and exploring Black music on Merseyside launches this weekend (Sunday 24 October). ON RECORD, returns for the second year with a raft of brand new in-person, online and audio commissions looking at the impact of Black music on the city region’s communities over the past 70 years. Running from Sunday
Climate Change · 19 October 2021
The government has backed an innovative low carbon and hydrogen energy project for the North West and North Wales.
News · 19 October 2021
LIVERPOOL City Council has today (Tuesday 19 October) launched a consultation on its new homelessness and rough sleeping strategy. Anyone in the city, including residents, businesses and other organisations, is invited to have their say on the five-year strategy which is set to inform how Liverpool supports people who have lost their homes. The consultation
Liverpool · 19 October 2021
Liverpool City Council’s communications team has produced a special limited edition book chronicling the Covid-19 pandemic in photographs. Liverpool’s Covid Journey is a hard back publication which tells the city’s Coronavirus story from April 2020 through until March 2021 – and is believed to be a first for local government. It uses powerful images to
News · 18 October 2021
With Liverpool taking centre stage in a Sky Arts documentary focused on the debate around statues, Mayor Anderson reflects on the importance of instigating a conversation about these city landmarks, and what they mean to us now. Walking through Liverpool this summer, I was fascinated to see the Queen Victoria statue in Derby Square draped
News · 18 October 2021
PARENTS and professionals working with children and young people in Liverpool are invited to the city’s first virtual Parenting Conference. Organised to fit around a busy family or working life, the online events will take place on 2 and 4 November and will feature 16 free workshops as well as other speakers. Activities start at
