News · 23 April 2021
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet met for its final session of the current municipal year this morning. Led one final time by outgoing Acting Mayor, Wendy Simon, here are just some of the decisions given the greenlight on what was a packed agenda: Funding from the Arts Council to support Liverpool’s cultural recovery The expansion of
Culture · 22 April 2021
Professor Iain Buchan, Dean of the Institute of Population Health at the University of Liverpool and Matthew Ashton, Liverpool’s Director of Public Health, outline why the time is now to pilot mass events.
News · 22 April 2021
Tickets are now on sale for the World Gymnastics Championships, which will see the best gymnasts from across the globe heading to Liverpool.
News · 21 April 2021
The first nightclub event to take place in the UK in more than a year is coming to Liverpool on Friday 30 April and Saturday 1 May. Legendary club night Circus will be hosting The First Dance as part of the national Events Research programme (ERP) which will see 6,000 clubbers across two nights take
News · 19 April 2021
The local NHS is working with Liverpool City Council, Arriva, and local GP practices to deliver a COVID-19 vaccination bus for the city. The mobile vaccination clinic, which launched this weekend, is part of a plan to help improve vaccine access in areas where take-up has been lower. There is already evidence that people in
News · 18 April 2021
Sefton Park is to play host to a brand new music festival as part of the national Events Research Programme (ERP). Sefton Park Pilot will take over a small area of the Grade 1 listed historic park on Sunday 2 May, with one of the hottest indie bands of the moment taking to the stage.
News · 16 April 2021
Tickets are now on sale for Liverpool’s open-air cinema event which forms part of a national Events Research Programme (ERP). The Luna Cinema on the Waterfront will see a non-socially distanced outdoor cinema experience brought to a hidden location tucked away along the waterfront, near Exhibition Centre Liverpool. Across three nights, the country’s leading producer
Civic · 16 April 2021
The Dean of Liverpool will lead Evensong at Liverpool Cathedral on Sunday 18 April to remember the life of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Civic · 15 April 2021
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Anna Rothery, has written to The Queen to convey the city’s condolences following the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Civic · 14 April 2021
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 · 12 April 2021
Liverpool City Council’s Chief Executive and the city’s Acting Mayor have issued a joint statement following a tweet published by a senior officer last week. “Liverpool City Council does not condone misogyny or violence of any kind. “We are aware of a tweet posted by our Director of Children’s Services Steve Reddy, on his personal
Civic · 9 April 2021
Liverpool is sending its condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, following the sad death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
News · 8 April 2021
People are being urged to attend their second COVID-19 vaccine appointments, even though they may feel they are already protected. More than 1.4 million vaccines have been delivered across Cheshire and Merseyside, with around 95% of over 70s having received their first dose. But as second dose appointments gather pace, people are reminded that they
News · 8 April 2021
Liverpool-based production The Irregulars has topped the Netflix charts in its premiere week of worldwide streaming. The highly anticipated supernatural Sherlockian spin-off is set in Victorian London, but the majority of filming took place across the Liverpool City Region. Liverpool’s picturesque Georgian Quarter has been immortalised as the iconic 221B Baker Street, with Croxteth Hall, St George’s
News · 8 April 2021
Next month we have four different elections taking place across the Liverpool City Region, covering Local elections, Mayor of Liverpool, Combined Authority Mayor and the Police and Crime Commissioner. Polling stations will still be operational between 7 am and 10pm, but to make the experience safer for you and the staff working on the day,
News · 8 April 2021
The Good Business Festival kicks off with launch event ‘Change Business for Good’ the first in-person live business event on 28 April in the UK The main festival on 7 – 9 July will convene leaders from across industries to work on solving the biggest challenges that the UK is facing in building back better
Blog · 6 April 2021
Beryl Bellew is a founding volunteer at the North Liverpool Foodbank. This month, Beryl explains how the Foodbank helps out with more than food. “All users of our Foodbank bring with them a voucher or e-referral reference number. This is provided by any support agency or professional who is supporting them. The voucher provides us
News · 6 April 2021
LIVERPOOL’s Armed Forces Forum will be holding its fourth meeting next week. The forum, which was set up in January 2020, is a platform for organisations offering services to people who have left the Armed Forces and their families as well as those who are still serving. Next week’s meeting will be held on Thursday
Blog · 4 April 2021
For the last couple of years, Ollie Cooke has worked as a Marketing Officer in the Liverpool Film Office, based at Liverpool City Council. He gives us a deeper look into the history of Sherlock Holmes’ film and TV history with Liverpool. “Liverpool is no stranger to the world of Sherlock Holmes – with the
News · 4 April 2021
The Government has announced details of the pilot events to be held in Liverpool, as the city follows in the footsteps of Amsterdam and Barcelona by participating in a science-led research programme to reopen the cultural and business sectors.
