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:
Environment · 20 February 2020
The UK’s biggest eco-friendly fleet of refuse vehicles is about to hit the streets of Liverpool. Powered by Biomethane, a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the 20 strong fleet will help to radically cut Liverpool City Council’s carbon footprint. Producing 80 per cent fewer carbon emissions and 90 per cent less Nitrogen Oxide than the previous
Community Safety · 19 February 2020
Licensing enforcement officers in Liverpool took action against more than 1,400 taxi and private hire drivers in 2019, council figures show.
News · 19 February 2020
A drive to get more people from black and minority ethnic communities involved in civic and political leadership is under way in Liverpool. Operation Black Vote in partnership with Liverpool City Council has launched a unique Civic Leadership Programme to nurture Liverpool’s future leaders. It is designed to encourage people from black and minority ethnicity
Air Quality · 13 February 2020
A £120m plan to radically redesign Liverpool’s Rocket junction at the M62 has been given a huge boost by the Department for Transport. The Rocket Junction scheme has been approved to progress to the next stage of development under the Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (LLM) programme. To help the scheme progress
Education · 12 February 2020
SCHOOLS across Liverpool have been honoured for their hard work in encouraging children to do the best for their own future by staying in the classroom.
Education · 11 February 2020
Dragons, wizards and hungry caterpillars are on the curriculum for 30,000 children across the city as the Liverpool Readathon returns for its third year next month. More than 100 schools have signed up to take part in this year’s event from 2-13 March which will include a visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. The
Art · 10 February 2020
British Music Experience presents Capturing Live Music Through Photography, a solo exhibition by photographer Realm of Pixels / Charlotte Wellings Beginning 6th March 2020, the exhibition presents a striking series of photographs captured by Charlotte, featuring some of the world’s most iconic musicians – from high-calibre international artists Cher, KISS, Grace Jones and Lizzo to
sport · 10 February 2020
Liverpool is limbering up to encourage people to get active thanks to new physical activity funding. The city has been awarded £300,000 by Get Out Get Active – a national, ground-breaking project which aims to work with some of the least active communities or groups in the country, and give them the confidence to take
Arts & Events · 5 February 2020
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will visit Liverpool later this month in a demonstration of the Naval Service’s close ties with the city. The second of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers will arrive in the city on 28 February for a week-long visit packed with celebrations and engagement with the
Business · 4 February 2020
EMPLOYERS are being invited to apply for a slice of Liverpool City Council’s apprenticeship funding. The local authority is making available a proportion of its Apprenticeship Levy so local firms can invest in high-quality training to recruit new talent and develop their existing employees. The aim is to create employment opportunities, increase the number of
News · 31 January 2020
The Allerton Oak is vying to become the first UK tree to be crowned European Tree of the Year. It was recently crowned England’s Tree of the Year by the Woodland Trust, and is now entered into the wider European competition. The tree, which stands in the city’s Calderstones Park and was once home to
News · 31 January 2020
Future of Baltic Triangle set for public consultation
Education · 30 January 2020
A Liverpool nursery school is celebrating 20 years of being ‘outstanding’ with its sixth successive top rating from Ofsted. Staff, pupils and parents at East Prescot Road Nursery marked the school’s six “outstanding” reports from the education standards watchdog with a special party for the entire school community. Inspectors from Ofsted recently visited the nursery
Education · 28 January 2020
AROUND 250 primary school children are to get an insight in to work life at a special event at Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday 29 January. A total of 30 local employers will be at the Changing Horizons event, organised by volunteers from Civil Service Local and Liverpool City Council, which is designed to encourage
