Education · 4 January 2021
Parents and carers are being advised that only key worker and vulnerable children will be able to attend schools in Liverpool until further notice.
Covid-19 · 3 January 2021
Liverpool’s leaders are urging the UK Government to introduce a new national lockdown, to prevent the current Covid crisis developing into a full blown catastrophe.
News · 31 December 2020
COVID-19 testing is to be prioritised for Liverpool’s 10,000 school staff as the new term gets under way. For four days – Saturday 2 January to Tuesday 5 January – four symptom-free test centres in the city will offer priority lateral flow testing for any adult who works in any of Liverpool’s schools from 7am-11am.
News · 31 December 2020
Liverpool City Council has thanked people for getting tested over the festive period. Figures show that from Monday 7 until Tuesday 29 December, 76,789 people took part in Liverpool’s SMART Testing programme which is aimed at asymptomatic people who may be carrying the virus unknowingly. The city’s Acting Mayor Councillor Wendy Simon and Matt Ashton,
News · 31 December 2020
Liverpool and the wider city region (Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) has moved up from Tier 2 to Tier 3 as of 31 December. Some of the key differences between the tiers are highlighted in the table below. Category Teir 2: High alert Tier 3: Very high alert Bars, pubs and restaurants Pubs
Blog · 31 December 2020
Acting Mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, believes there is reason for optimism as we head into a brand new year.
News · 30 December 2020
Tier 3: Very High Alert Today’s national tier review has confirmed that Liverpool and the wider city region (Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) is to move to ‘Tier 3 – Very High Alert’ at 00:01 on 31 December 2020. Liverpool’s Acting Mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, said: “Although this is not the news we
News · 26 December 2020
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. In her final post of 2020, Beryl reflects on the past extraordinary 12 months… “Thank you so much for sitting with me
News · 23 December 2020
Liverpool City Council is set to begin a public consultation on its budget for 2021/22.
News · 23 December 2020
Preparations are being made to manage freight traffic accessing the Port of Liverpool when the UK leaves the European Union on 1 January 2021.
News · 23 December 2020
Covid-19 testing for people who don't have symptoms will be available in Liverpool for most of the festive season, apart from Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Covid-19 · 23 December 2020
Feedback wanted on Liverpool’s care home Covid-19 testing pilot
Covid-19 · 22 December 2020
Liverpool’s public health leaders are asking people who have recently travelled to the area from Tier 4 areas and Wales to get tested for Covid-19.
Blog · 22 December 2020
Director of Public Health Matt Ashton writes about what we know so far about the new variant of COVID-19
News · 22 December 2020
Christmas shoppers are managing to pick up not only last minute presents, but also a free Covid-19 test when they’re out and about in Liverpool city centre. The opening of two new testing sites by Liverpool City Council, have proven to be incredibly popular, and crucially they have also helped to reach a key age
Covid-19 · 21 December 2020
The University of Liverpool is carrying out an evaluation of Liverpool’s Covid-19 testing programme. They want to hear from people in the city who haven’t taken part in the scheme, to find out why. If you are willing to participate, then please contact psycmast@liverpool.ac.uk, or call 0151 794 1410. The interview will take no more
News · 18 December 2020
Liverpool's e-scooter trial has been expanded to meet increasing demand.
News · 18 December 2020
LSSL wanted to say a big thank you to the residents who have supported Liverpool’s Alleyway Programme for the past 2 years, who have been instrumental to the programme’s success so far. We got in touch with Santa and asked if he could pay these residents a visit and spread some Christmas cheer after a
News · 18 December 2020
Liverpool City Council’s ground breaking hospitality scheme has helped save businesses, strengthen the economy and improve footfall. The nationally-praised Liverpool Without Walls (LWW) scheme – the first of its kind in the country – launched in June when the city council announced a £450,000 fund to help local small-to medium-sized businesses redesign outdoor spaces and
News · 18 December 2020
Work has begun on Liverpool’s first purpose built film and high-end TV stages.
