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News · 2 December 2020

Testing pilot launches to allow more meaningful care home visits

A TESTING pilot launches in Liverpool on 3 December which will pave the way for relatives to get closer to their loved ones during indoor care home visits. Staff at 11 homes in the city have been trained to give lateral flow tests (LFTs) as part of Liverpool’s wider community-testing pilot which will mean that

The Army supports Liverpool's Covid testing programme

News · 2 December 2020

Liverpool Armed Forces Forum’s latest event

LIVERPOOL’s Armed Forces Forum will be holding its third meeting next week. The forum had its inaugural meeting in January and 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 Wednesday

Covid-19 · 1 December 2020

Reduction in Liverpool Covid testing centres

There will be a reduction in the number of sites for people without Covid symptoms to get tested in Liverpool from Wednesday 2 December in preparation for the transition from military to civilian operation of centres.

News · 30 November 2020

Top of the mask! – Face covering competition winners announced

FIVE Liverpool young people are set to see their artwork exhibited across the city – and you won’t need to go to a gallery to see it. The quintet are all winners in a competition that will see some Scouse flair lent to the latest addition to most people’s wardrobes – face coverings. And now

Food Bank Diary - Beryl Bellew

News · 29 November 2020

BLOG: Food Bank Diary – November

Beryl Bellew is a founding volunteer at the North Liverpool Foodbank. Throughout this year Beryl and her fellow volunteers have been sharing their experiences of giving their time to this vital community service. This month, Beryl reflects as the lead up to Christmas begins… Who would have thought that we’d receive Easter eggs and chocolate

News · 27 November 2020

New Covid Support Fund to Open For Businesses

A new £9.5 million fund to support small and micro businesses affected by Covid-19 will open for applications on Monday, 30 November.The Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grants scheme is part of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s £40m emergency support fund. Almost 9,000 businesses in Liverpool have already received financial support since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK

a carer helping an elderly man and woman at dinner a table. They are smiling.

Covid-19 · 27 November 2020

Care home visiting test pilot delayed

Liverpool City Council has delayed the start of its pilot in which some relatives of care home residents will be able visit loved ones - without a screen - if they test negative with a Lateral Flow Covid-19 test on arrival for the visit.

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Covid-19 · 26 November 2020

Tier 2 restrictions from 2 December: all you need to know

The Government is introducing a new three Tier system of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday 2 December. Liverpool and the wider city region (Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) is the first area in the country to move down from Tier 3 (very high alert), which it was in before the national lockdown, to Tier

News · 26 November 2020

Liverpool in Tier 2 – Mayoral statement

If someone had told me six weeks ago Liverpool would be the first Tier 3 city to be made a Tier 2 city by the start of December, I’d have called that a good result.

Covid-19 · 26 November 2020

Tier 2 move cautiously welcomed

Mayor Joe Anderson has cautiously welcomed the Government’s decision to place Liverpool and the wider city region in tier 2 of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday 2 December.

News · 25 November 2020

A tree-mendous result!

Covid-19 has scuppered many a plan this year and it almost ruined the city’s Christmas tree display. But thanks to the grit, determination and bulging contacts book of Liverpool City Council’s Streetscene Manager Kenny Brew, Church Street will have that festive feeling once again. Hear all about it from the man himself: A really nice

News · 25 November 2020

City region landmarks to light up in call to end violence against women

Iconic buildings and landmarks across the Liverpool City Region will be illuminated bright orange tonight (Wednesday 25 November), as part of an international campaign aimed at tackling violence against women. Liverpool Town Hall, St George’s Hall, World Museum Liverpool, Merseyside Police Headquarters, the Greystone Footbridge in Knowsley and the Mersey Gateway Bridge in Halton will

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