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News · 7 August 2020

Health experts urge people to wear face coverings

Directors of Public Health across the region are urging people to ensure they use face coverings in shops, takeaways and public transport, avoid crowds and keep to social distancing of 2 metres. The plea from Directors of Public Health, who are now leading the local response to Covid-19 outbreaks, comes as cases are increasing in

News · 6 August 2020

COVID-19 testing centres

Liverpool City Council and its partners continue to take proactive community-focused steps to control the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the city. Testing facilities are now available in the community: PAL Multicultural Centre: 68A Mulgrave St, L8 2TF, 10am-4pm There is no need to pre-book an appointment for these two centres. Learn more about

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News · 6 August 2020

Liverpool is going on a Bear Hunt!

SHHH! There are lots of bears coming to Liverpool and Liverpool City Council is looking for places to hide them! As part of the city’s Year of Reading, Liverpool City Council and its #LiverpoolReads partners have teamed up with publishers Walker Books to set up a Bear Hunt, inspired by the children’s classic We’re Going

News · 5 August 2020

New helpline for people self-isolating from Covid-19

A new helpline has been launched to support people in Liverpool who need to self-isolate during the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid Isolation Advice Line has been created to help people who need to self-isolate to find support to stay at home. Nationally, the Government has advised that shielding ended on 1

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News · 4 August 2020

Covid-19: Liverpool’s proactive response

LIVERPOOL City Council and its partners continue to take proactive community-focused steps to control the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the city. There has been a significant increase in confirmed cases in Liverpool. Thirty-seven cases were confirmed from 20-27 July, with 71 cases confirmed from 28 July–3 August. The confirmed cases continue to be

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News · 3 August 2020

Liverpool COVID-19 case figures

The latest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Liverpool is 68 with the largest number of confirmed cases is Princes Park (18 cases), followed by Picton ward (9 cases), then Greenbank and Wavertree wards (6 cases).

News · 3 August 2020

Consultation under way on ‘life-saving’ landlord licensing proposal

CONSULTATION gets under way today on a comprehensive landlord licensing scheme which would cover around 80 per cent of privately rented properties in Liverpool. In January, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick turned down an application to keep the citywide scheme going from April 2020, claiming the council did not provide robust evidence to show low housing

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Community · 31 July 2020

Updated: Princes Park COVID-19 cases – your questions answered

Additional measures have been put in place in the Princes Park area of Liverpool following a rise in COVID-19 cases. The advice relating to care homes now applies to residents living in Greenbank and Picton wards – please see below for more detail. Here we answer some of the questions you may have. Why have

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Covid-19 · 31 July 2020

Plan revealed to control COVID-19 outbreak in Princes Park

Public Health officials in Liverpool have unveiled a plan to deal with an increase in confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Princes Park area of the city. 31st July 2020 The ‘enhanced outbreak control action plan’ is designed to rapidly control the spread of the virus, protect vulnerable communities and the elderly in the area,

News · 30 July 2020

Liverpool to become 5G trailblazer

The Liverpool 5G team is building on its previous success by bringing an extra £4.3m into the city to support vital health and social care technologies as part of a £7.2m project. The team behind the Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care project has won a UK-wide competition 5G Create, run by the Department for

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Health · 30 July 2020

Princes Park COVID-19 cases

There has been a small increase in coronavirus cases in the Princes Park area among all age groups. Advice is now being given to people living in the area about reducing the risks of spreading the illness. Director of Public Health, Matt Ashton, said: “You, your family and friends may feel fine but without realising

News · 30 July 2020

Liverpool Without Walls has it ‘covered’

Restaurants, cafes and bars in the city centre can now cater for a further 2,723 covers thanks to the Liverpool Without Walls programme. In what is believed to be the first project of its kind in the country, Liverpool City Council launched a £450,000 fund in June to help local small to medium sized businesses

Community · 29 July 2020

Liverpool takes a stand against hate crime

Liverpool City Council and its partners have set out a vision to create a fair city for everyone by taking a stand against hate crime. This week Liverpool’s Citysafe partnership launches its Hate Crime Strategy 2020-2023, which sets out how partners including the council, police, health service, voluntary sector, the business community and more will

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News · 29 July 2020

Special Olympics GB National Summer Games 2022 announcement

Liverpool City Council has announced today (29 July) it will be unable to host a rescheduled Special Olympics GB National Summer Games in 2022. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the decision to postpone the 2021 games was made in late May, but having explored all the options for the Games to take place in Liverpool

Filming taking place on the streets of Liverpool

News · 28 July 2020

Lights, camera, action for new Liverpool Film Office funded productions

An animated adaptation of a critically acclaimed novel is one of a tranche of brand new projects to be produced in Liverpool City Region thanks to Liverpool Film Office funding. The Girl Who Stole An Elephant, by Nizrana Farook, will be brought to life by local BAFTA and Emmy-winning writer, Helen Blakeman (Dustbin Baby, Hetty

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