News · 13 March 2020
Liverpool has set out a plan to retain its World Heritage status – as new figures show almost £3bn has been invested to upgrade the city’s historic site over the past decade.
News · 13 March 2020
An online portal and dedicated social media feeds about coronavirus have been set up by Liverpool City Council and local health chiefs. Driven by Liverpool City Council and supported by NHS colleagues at Public Health England North West and Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the online portal at liverpool.gov.uk/coronavirus is supported by dedicated Facebook and
News · 9 March 2020
As Liverpool enters the 2020s, we take a look at the plans and schemes which are set to shape the city for the decade ahead. In many ways this is a pivotal year as a series of transformational developments are set to begin – or complete – which will transform Liverpool well into the 21st century.
News · 6 March 2020
A masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage has been approved. Liverpool City Council’s cabinet has today (Friday, 6 March) approved a Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the Cavern Quarter, including Mathew Street – home of the world-famous music venues the Cavern Club and Eric’s, and nearby Williamson Square. The SRF contains
News · 5 March 2020
Inspirational Women working for Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Council is celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 by showcasing outstanding women colleagues in some of the council’s more unique roles. By enabling themselves and others in our communities, they’re proudly making the world a more equal place. Dina Younis – Horticulturalist, Croxteth Gardens Paula Herbert –
News · 5 March 2020
The 50 metre pool at Wavertree Aquatics Centre in Liverpool is to reopen on Monday 9 March following a huge repair programme costing almost half a million pounds. The facility has been shut since April 2019 following an electrical fault caused a high level light fitting to explode and shower the pool with lots of
News · 4 March 2020
11 March 2020 A further case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Liverpool, taking the number to six. The individual is a contact of an existing case. It is one of 83 new cases announced today by the Chief Medical Officer for England, with the total number across the UK now standing at 456. Public
Finance · 3 March 2020
Liverpool City Council is to set a balanced budget which will protect key public services including libraries, leisure centres and children’s centres. The annual Budget Meeting is being held at Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday 4 March. Through a combination of considerable effort, Government lobbying and invest to earn schemes the council has been able
Care · 3 March 2020
In LGBT+ Fostering and Adoption Week, the regional adoption agency Adoption in Merseyside (AiM) are looking for more adopters from the LGBT+ Community including single adopters and couples. The number of children looked after in England rose by 4 percent to 78,150 at 31 March 2019, however the number of adopters have decreased. Jenny Ness,
Community · 2 March 2020
Parenting courses, more opportunities for young apprentices and a child-friendly app all about local services… These are just some of the big ideas that are taking shape in communities across Liverpool at the climax of the city’s own 100 Day Challenge. On November 7 last year, frontline staff and community leaders in three areas of
Housing · 27 February 2020
A Liverpool landlord has been hit with a fine of almost £50,000 for failing to license properties which were rented by students. Trophy Homes Limited, based on Sandown Lane in Wavertree, failed to license nine properties, five of which were Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s). They included homes on Scotland Road, Durning Road, Wellington Avenue
Regeneration · 27 February 2020
Plans to upgrade the traditional heart of Liverpool city centre are set to be approved next week.
Environment · 27 February 2020
The second phase of a £2million investment in environmental enhancement of the Anfield Village area has now completed.
Education · 27 February 2020
Can you spare ten minutes and just £1 next Thursday, 5 March, to raise funds to get kids reading in Liverpool? Organised by national charity Read for Good and the Liverpool Learning Partnership, Drop Everything and Read Liverpool – #DEARLiverpool – is part of the two-week Liverpool schools Readathon, 2-13 March, but everyone can take part – including
Community · 27 February 2020
The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Liverpool has remained broadly stable, new figures show. Official, independently verified Government figures out this morning (27 Feb) show 17 people were sleeping on city centre streets on November 13, 2019 – the night of the annual rough sleeper count. The count acts as a
sport · 27 February 2020
The Vitality Netball World Cup, which took place at the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool, delivered an £8.18m economic boost to the city’s economy according to new research from UK Sport. Overall 6.07 million people in Britain attended, watched or followed the tournament which took place in July 2019. In addition to the economic gains, the
News · 25 February 2020
FUNDRAISER Michael Cullen – AKA Speedo Mick – is set to be honoured by his home city of Liverpool. Fresh from his 78 day, 1,000 mile trek from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, he is one of a number of people and organisations being nominated for civic awards. Despite having to battle through storms Ciara
Environment · 25 February 2020
To mark what would have been George Harrison’s 77th birthday (Tuesday 25 February), Liverpool City Council and the George Harrison Estate can proudly announce that a new memorial woodland in his honour will open in Liverpool. The George Harrison Woodland Walk, will be located in south Liverpool close to where George was born and grew
Housing · 24 February 2020
A Liverpool landlord has been hit with a bill of almost £9,500 for allowing a tenant to live in a dangerous, unlicensed property. John William Kildare, of Eldred Road in Childwall, failed to comply with an Improvement Notice issued by Liverpool City Council, as well as failing to apply for a licence. The house, on
News · 24 February 2020
A patient is being treated in the specialist NHS infection centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital for coronavirus. They are one of four patients transferred from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan who have tested positive. The others are being treated at other centres in Sheffield and Newcastle. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said:
