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.
Environment · 31 March 2021
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the Liverpool City Region will open for an extra three hours every day from Thursday 1st April.
News · 31 March 2021
A new scheme is being launched which aims to bring people together, whilst improving mental health through shared reading and friendly chats. Liverpool City Council’s new ‘Reading Friends’ scheme will encourage people to connect – virtually – in group sessions using books, magazines, newspapers and poems. People will not be expected to read anything, if they
News · 29 March 2021
Liverpool City Council has outlined the next steps following the publication of a report by Government inspector, Max Caller CBE, into its Highways, Regeneration and Property Management functions.
Covid-19 · 29 March 2021
Director of Public Health Matthew Ashton cautions that the easing of lockdown measures does not mean we can let our guard down...
News · 28 March 2021
As part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, from Monday 29 March we will see a further easing of Coronavirus restrictions in England. Outdoor gatherings of either six people – or two households – will be allowed. This includes private gardens, but there should be no mixing of households indoors Outdoor sports facilities will
News · 26 March 2021
Disney Magic has announced it is to offer a staycation sailing from Liverpool this summer.
News · 26 March 2021
Liverpool City Council is supporting the national Step up to Social Work initiative that gives graduates of other subjects the chance to re-train for this rewarding career. This intensive 14-month full-time paid programme will see successful candidates working with the council to gain hands-on experience whilst studying at university. The programme: • Offers a £19,833
News · 25 March 2021
A brand new mural which celebrates Liverpool’s Chinese community is taking pride of place in the city centre. Located in Chinatown’s Great George’s Square, the 50-metre wide and two-metre high spray-painted artwork is a striking red, yellow and blue mural, featuring an ox to mark the lunar New Year. The ox is a symbol of
News · 24 March 2021
Government inspector, Max Caller CBE, carried out an inspection into the council’s Highways, Regeneration and Property Management functions. He has found failings in relation to land disposal, governance and the relationship between elected members and officers, and makes a series of recommendations to tackle them. Below is a summary of what he has found, what
News · 24 March 2021
Liverpool City Council takes the findings of a report from Government inspector, Max Caller CBE, into its Highways, Regeneration and Property Management functions extremely seriously. The inspector has found failings in relation to land disposal, governance and the relationship between elected members and officers, and makes a series of recommendations to tackle them. This includes
News · 23 March 2021
We will dance again.We will sing again.We will claim back our livesproud and fierce again.This pandemic of fearLocked away,we’ll draw nearto our day to day hopes,needs,gripes,dreams:Again In the room againno more Zoom again;drinking tea with me Nan on the couch again.No two metre divide;not arm’s length but arms wide.Cross the threshold to family lifeAgain Stay
News · 23 March 2021
2020 cancelled20’s a shamblesFor the 20’sAnd the Gen Z’sWhere the 4 walls have become my new friendsWhere the 4 walls know me more than my real friendsWhere screens have become the fourth walls, like FacebookI, like Beech treeHave longed for the nature of nurture longing for my branches to reach out ,Embrace a neighbourThese branches
News · 23 March 2021
Children from three Liverpool primary schools are designing artwork to decorate the communal bins in their areas, whilst reminding their communities about the importance of recycling. The Alleyway Repair Programme was launched in 2019 to tackle issues of waste, litter and vermin. There are now over 1,500 communal bins across the city, promoting community wellbeing
Blog · 23 March 2021
It has been a year since Liverpool entered lockdown for the first time – Director of Public Health Matthew Ashton reflects on 12 months of dealing with the worst pandemic in a century. If we have to start anywhere when writing about the last 12 months, it has to be thinking about the 1,300 people
News · 19 March 2021
Liverpool City Council is to limit the practice of converting smaller homes into houses for multiple occupation (HMOs).
News · 19 March 2021
Liverpool Biennial unveiled today the first ‘outside’ chapter of the 11th edition The Stomach and the Port, ahead of the public opening on 20 March, along with announcing an extension to the Biennial’s duration at most venues to 27 June 2021 and others to August and September. To celebrate Liverpool’s iconic architecture and public spaces,
News · 19 March 2021
Liverpool City Council is to embark on a multi-million pound journey to clean up emissions from the city’s buses.
