News · 4 February 2021
Olympians Beth Tweddle MBE and Max Whitlock MBE have been confirmed as ambassadors for the FIG World Gymnastics Championships 2022. The world-class gymnasts will support the tournament, which will be held in Liverpool next year and will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in the city. A total of
News · 3 February 2021
Liverpool’s libraries have received essential funding to help tackle loneliness and isolation. The grant will see the roll out of the national Reading Friends scheme which forms part of the city’s commitment to supporting mental health and ensuring people don’t feel they are on their own during these challenging times. It will enable the library’s
News · 3 February 2021
Acting Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Wendy Simon, has written a blog reflecting on the sad news that more than 1,000 people in the city have now lost their lives as a result of the Covid-19 virus. Read the full article here: This week our city has reached a grim milestone. More than 1,000 people dead
Covid-19 · 2 February 2021
Education leaders in Liverpool have written to early years nurseries and childcare providers in the city to thank them for their work during the pandemic.
Podcast · 1 February 2021
For many of us, lockdown life has made the food we eat and the meals we plan so very important. But for an increasing number of people, food has become the enemy and an obstacle to achieving ‘perfection’. In this episode, we chat to Ashleigh who found herself in the unrelenting grip of anorexia and
News · 1 February 2021
Residents in high-rise buildings in Liverpool can now access financial support to help make their home safer.
Blog · 29 January 2021
It’s often said that New York is the most iconic film location in cinematic history. With countless romcoms, action thrillers and even Christmas films set and filmed there. From West Side Story and When Harry Met Sally, to Spider-Man, The Avengers and Elf. Perhaps without even visiting New York – we all have our own
News · 29 January 2021
Merseyside Police, Liverpool City Council’s Citysafe team, Mersey Water Safety Forum and well as charities including Canal and River Trust, Samaritans and Royal National Lifeboat Institution have teamed up to commission unique signs along the River Mersey and behind the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool aimed at helping prevent suicides and other tragic incidents that may
News · 28 January 2021
The Government has advised political parties not to carry out leafleting or door to door campaigning during the current lockdown.
News · 28 January 2021
A new £10m round of top-up grants will be made available for all 1,500 businesses supported by the first two rounds of the Liverpool City Region’s emergency COVID-related support grants. Depending on the size of the business, the top-up grants will be worth between £2,250 and £10,500. The funding is the latest in of a
News · 27 January 2021
A £1 Million pound stimulus programme has been launched to help regenerate a key area of North Liverpool in a unique partnership involving Everton Football Club and Merseyside Police.
News · 26 January 2021
Beryl Bellew is a founding volunteer at the North Liverpool Foodbank. We have been following events at the food bank over the last 12 months. Here, Beryl reflects on the impact of the third national lockdown and their busiest day of the week, Fridays. I don’t think any of us were surprised when we went
Blog · 26 January 2021
As the UK death toll sadly tops 100,000, Liverpool’s Covid-related deaths have now also risen to above 1,000. That means on average, 1 in 5 people dying in our city are losing their lives as a result of Covid-related complications. Behind the tragic statistics are relatives, friends and colleagues left devastated at the loss of
News · 25 January 2021
Liverpool City Council has received special funding to expand work to support those most at risk from COVID-19 and boost vaccine take up.
Liverpool · 25 January 2021
National Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked on Wednesday, 27 January in Liverpool with an online commemoration which will be available to watch safely from home.
Blog · 23 January 2021
Ashleigh Stamper is a Legal Assistant and Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion for Liverpool City Council. In this blog, she opens up to share the impact of her eating disorder and how acknowledging her mental illness enabled her to seek help and recovery. “My mental health is something I’ve struggled with since I was around
News · 22 January 2021
Liverpool City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services and its partners have scooped prizes in a magnificent seven out of 16 categories, at the NSPCC national Graded Care Profile 2 recognition awards.
Community · 22 January 2021
As part of our 'Let's Explore' ward focus, Picton councillor Nathalie Nicholas writes for Liverpool Express about juggling her family, community and work commitments...
Covid-19 · 22 January 2021
A group of leading experts, including academics from the Universities of Liverpool, Harvard and Oxford, have issued a statement supporting the use of rapid lateral flow antigen tests (Ag-LFTs) as an essential tool in public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ag-LFTs involve a swab of the front of the nose and tonsil area in the throat,
Blog · 22 January 2021
Iain Buchan, Professor of Public Health and Clinical Informatics at the University of Liverpool, explains how the city's Covid-19 mass testing programme helped the city drive down rates of coronavirus.
