News · 19 October 2020
As part of Liverpool City Council’s look at life on the Covid-19 frontline, we spoke to Royal Liverpool University Hospital patient Jared Williams. The whole hospital staff are totally brilliant and Liverpool should be proud of them. Royal Liverpool University Hospital patient Jared Williams. ⚠️ Warning: Video contains scenes viewers may find distressing.
Air Quality · 19 October 2020
A major gateway into Liverpool is to undergo a radical revamp from today - Monday, 19 October.
News · 16 October 2020
Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) has unveiled its new intake of future music stars. The festival’s award-winning LIMF Academy has selected ten Merseyside-based artists to work with over the next year, honing their skills and providing them with help and support to launch their careers. The work of the academy is even more important during
News · 15 October 2020
A new appointment only, walk-through coronavirus testing facility for people with symptoms has opened at Stanley Park Car Park on Priory Road, Anfield.
Video · 15 October 2020
LIVERPOOL’S Lifestyle Leisure Centres will re-open for children’s sporting activities and swimming lessons and sessions from tomorrow (Friday 16 October).
News · 15 October 2020
A £10m emergency fund will open tomorrow (Friday, 16 October) in a bid to protect Liverpool's vital hospitality and leisure businesses from the huge economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions.
News · 14 October 2020
Today, Liverpool has entered tier-3 of the new coronavirus restrictions. They are the toughest rules in the country, because we face some of the highest infection rates in the country. More than 3,000 new cases have been confirmed over the past week. We have 250 people in hospital with COVID-19. It is a very serious
News · 14 October 2020
Liverpool has entered tier-3 of the new coronavirus restrictions. Mayor Anderson was joined by health experts and business leaders in a special live Q&A to find out what the new restrictions will mean for residents and businesses in Liverpool ahead of the restrictions kicking in. Presenter – Jay Hynd, of The Guide Liverpool Panellists: Mayor
News · 13 October 2020
Liverpool’s Lifestyles Leisure Centres will close from 10.30pm tonight (Tuesday 13 October) as part of the new coronavirus restrictions imposed on the region.
Blog · 12 October 2020
These first seven months of the Covid-19 crisis and the consequences have hit Liverpool hard. Really hard. Many businesses have closed and many people have lost their jobs. It’s also been a very difficult time for many families and individuals. We are now seeing the true impact of the austerity measures, cuts to public health
News · 11 October 2020
“In response to the high and rising Covid-19 cases in the City Region, we have been working collectively throughout the whole weekend to negotiate a package of support from the Government in the best interests of the people of the Liverpool City Region. “Following further conversations with the Government today, we are writing to set out the current
News · 11 October 2020
This last month has been so frustrating watching the numbers of Covid-19 infections rise alarmingly and unable to do anything about it. These last few days with even more stricter restrictions has been a worrying time for us all, especially for those whose businesses and livelihoods are bleeding before their very eyes. I’ve had business
News · 10 October 2020
Allerton Country Walk is around seven miles long (if you include the optional route around Childwall Woods) through the countryside atmosphere of Liverpool’s diverse parks, woodlands, open spaces and public footpaths. During the two to three hour walk, you will pass through a landscape full of historical interest along with a wide variety of flora
News · 9 October 2020
As the creator of Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, Phil Redmond has been responsible for some of the most gritty and impactful shows on British television. He has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and arts in the regions. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said: “For almost half a century,
News · 9 October 2020
WHEN Liverpool City Council worker Julie Cashin (Bennett) got a phone call telling her she was going to receive an award in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, she immediately thought it was a prank call. Children’s Rights and Participation Manager Julie was out shopping at the time and presumed one of her three grown-up sons was
News · 9 October 2020
In light of the ongoing health pandemic, Liverpool City Council has been constantly reviewing the remainder of the city’s 2020 events calendar. The Culture Liverpool department – the team behind some of the city’s biggest and most successful events – has been looking carefully at each city council-run event and whether it can go ahead
News · 9 October 2020
To mark the memory of John Lennon on the occasion of his 80th birthday today (Friday October 9) the city of Liverpool is launching a worldwide contest to find another great songwriter to inspire and brighten his home town as it faces one of the darkest times in its history. The Liverpool International Song For
News · 8 October 2020
Work on a radical eco-friendly redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads is to enter a new phase next week.The Strand – which runs past the historic Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool ONE and Three Graces and hosted the finale to Liverpool FC’s Champions League homecoming last June – is undergoing a £22m upgrade in a bid to reduce
Business · 8 October 2020
Builders and plumbers in Liverpool are being urged to register for a new £2 billion government subsidised scheme to make homes more energy efficient. Under the Green Homes Grant, homeowners can get grant towards the cost of the likes of insulation and low carbon heating, up to the value of £5,000 per household or £10,000 for those on benefits. To
Business · 6 October 2020
The leaders of four northern cities including Liverpool have written to the health secretary to warn that the existing coronavirus restrictions are not working, are confusing and in some cases are counter-productive. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, Cllr Judith Blake from Leeds, Manchester’s leader Cllr Richard Leese and Cllr Nick Forbes from Newcastle have submitted
