Community · 23 January 2020
Liverpool will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January with a special service at the Town Hall. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Stand Together’, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenhau and 25 years since the genocide in Bosnia. During the service, Lord Mayor, Cllr Anna Rothery, will light a
Civic · 23 January 2020
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor has been named in a prestigious list of women making a difference in their communities and raising awareness of gender equality. Councillor Anna Rothery, the city’s first black Lord Mayor, is included in the Power List released by Northern Power Women. It celebrates women who challenge the norm and use their influence
Arts & Events · 22 January 2020
In a UK premiere, the team behind the global phenomenon Pokémon GO, will be bringing their hugely successful ‘Safari Zone’ event format to Liverpool. From Friday 17 to Sunday 19 April, Sefton Park will become a ‘Pokémon GO Safari Zone’ and will play host to tens of thousands of gamers, known as Pokémon Trainers, from
Liverpool · 22 January 2020
Do you provide services and advice for former Armed Forces personnel in Liverpool? If so, Liverpool City Council wants to hear from you! Thursday 30 January sees the first meeting of the new Armed Forces Forum for Liverpool that will give organisations offering services to people who have left the Armed Forces the chance to
Civic · 17 January 2020
A book of remembrance for people to sign to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau is on display at Liverpool Town Hall. The book, which has been signed by Lord Mayor, Cllr Anna Rothery, Mayor Joe Anderson and Alderman Eddie Clein, President of Merseyside Jewish Representative Council, is on display up to
Regeneration · 16 January 2020
A public information roadshow is to be held next week on a new phase of a £47m programme to change the way people travel around Liverpool city centre. Liverpool City Council is undertaking the Liverpool City Centre Connectivity (LCCC) scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality and is on the brink of instigating major changes to
Housing · 13 January 2020
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is writing to the Government expressing grave concerns over its decision to reject an application to continue its pioneering landlord licensing scheme. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has turned down an application to keep the citywide scheme going for five years from April 2020 – despite it being backed by Merseyside
Community Safety · 13 January 2020
Merseyside Police and its partners have launched a new knife crime campaign #BladeFree to make communities safer for the future. In recent years we have seen all too often many people seriously injured or killed as a result of knife crime. Last year alone four people lost their lives in Merseyside due to knife crime
News · 10 January 2020
Liverpool City Council has started a consultation on its budget savings for the next financial year. The city council already has £436 million less to spend each year in real terms than it did in 2010 – equivalent to a 63 per cent cut – due to reductions in funding from central government. Through a
Air Quality · 10 January 2020
A major road junction in South Liverpool is to undergo a huge safety upgrade - with dozens of new trees to be plated to enhance the area.
Civic · 9 January 2020
THE Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool has been nominated to receive the city’s highest civic honour. The Right Reverend Tom Williams, who has served in the city for almost half a century, is set to receive Freedom of the City of Liverpool. He was born off Scotland Road and was ordained priest in the city’s Metropolitan
Arts & Events · 9 January 2020
Liverpool will be bringing in the Year of the Rat in style with celebrations set to take place in the heart of Europe’s oldest Chinatown. On Sunday 26 January, the Chinese New Year festivities will see traditional Chinese culture blended with modern performances to create must-see street, stage and music acts, aerial demonstrations, family workshops,
Mayor · 8 January 2020
Liverpool City Council is to start a consultation later this week on its budget savings for the next financial year. The city council already has £436 million less to spend each year in real terms than it did in 2010 – equivalent to a 63 per cent cut – due to reductions in funding from
Education · 7 January 2020
Liverpool City Council’s Adult Learning Service (ALS) is offering everyone in the city a new start in learning with a packed programme of personal development for the year ahead.
News · 7 January 2020
A LANDLORD has been judged to be ‘not good enough’ for operating an unlicensed property and ignoring Liverpool City Council’s requests for information. 79th Luxury Living (Lilley) Limited, based in Southport, was charged with failing to license 12 Cromarty Road in Old Swan in contravention of the 2004 Housing Act. The company was also charged
Business · 6 January 2020
A Liverpool project which gives free advice to people who want to start their own business has helped more than 1,600 budding entrepreneurs since it began life.
News · 30 December 2019
I find it difficult to put into words how disappointed I feel right now about the recent general election result and what it means for our city its finances and for you. As you know, we have a total amount of £57 million to find in order to set a legal and balanced budget by 4
News · 21 December 2019
A group of talented graduates from Liverpool’s LMA have been awarded roles as part of the crew on new Netflix series The Irregulars. The production, for which filming is taking place at locations across the UK, including Liverpool, is set in Victorian London following a gang of troubled delinquent teens who are manipulated into solving
News · 20 December 2019
MAYOR of Liverpool Joe Anderson is writing to EU citizens in the city to assure them their contribution to life in Liverpool is “deeply valued”. The letter, which is being sent to more than 5,300 EU citizens who are on the open electoral register, urges them to apply to the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) which
Air Quality · 19 December 2019
Work has begun to transform a historic boulevard in the Toxteth area of Liverpool that will boast a cycling first for the city. Contractors for Liverpool City Council are now on site at Princes Avenue and Road to embark on a £4m scheme featuring a unique cycle path along the central reservation. mncn (formerly North
