News · 17 July 2020
Some of the new leading lights of Liverpool’s music scene are set to take to a virtual stage this weekend in celebration of the city’s music credentials. This Sunday (19 July) should have seen Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) take over Sefton Park – instead, a mini-virtual festival LIMF presents…Music City: Next Phase will take
News · 15 July 2020
The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, alongside senior business leaders from the city, is calling upon the Government to provide an urgent timeline for the return of business events.
News · 15 July 2020
Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.
News · 14 July 2020
The longest serving Headteacher on Merseyside is to retire – after educating two generations of children! Dennis Hardiman, MBE, has been Headteacher of St. Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School in Fairfield since 1983. And for the last 14 years he’s also been Headteacher of St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School in Stoneycroft. Although both schools serve deprived
News · 14 July 2020
Liverpool City Council has written to every school in the city offering road safety measures to help maintain the improved air quality created by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Education · 13 July 2020
Tributes are being paid to a Liverpool headteacher who has passed away aged just 40. Kate Griffin, who had been head at Christ the King Catholic Primary in Wavertree since 2014, died in hospital on Saturday after recently being diagnosed with a serious illness. In a statement issued to parents, acting head David Delaney and
News · 12 July 2020
New phase of roadworks takes value of on-site construction on Liverpool's highways past £100m for the first time.
Covid-19 · 10 July 2020
An increase in confirmed cases of young people with coronavirus in south Liverpool has led public health officials to warn that the illness can infect anyone, regardless of age. There have been around 30 cases in the area over the last fortnight, with half of them in people aged 15-24. The places affected include Belle
News · 10 July 2020
Marketing Liverpool has launched a major new campaign aimed at kickstarting the city’s visitor economy. Under the brand ‘Love Your Liverpool’, the campaign is targeted at residents in the Liverpool City Region and immediate surrounding areas, encouraging them to rediscover the city’s culture, hospitality, retail and visitor experiences. The visitor economy, which has grown year-on-year
Housing · 10 July 2020
Liverpool is set to start consulting on a comprehensive landlord licensing scheme which would cover around 80 per cent of privately rented properties in the city. 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
News · 9 July 2020
One of Liverpool’s most celebrated hospitality hot-spots is the next area to be transformed as part of the groundbreaking “Liverpool Without Walls” programme.
Community · 9 July 2020
Liverpool City Council’s telephone contact centre will no longer be open at weekends starting from later this month. It follows a reduction in hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seen calls answered only between 8am and 6pm, seven days a week. The change to weekday-only opening brings Liverpool into line with other big ‘core’
Uncategorized · 8 July 2020
Following comments by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the spread of Coronavirus in care homes cabinet member for health and social care Cllr Paul Brant, has issued this statement: “On Monday (6 July), the prime minister made some comments which implied that care providers’ practices were responsible for the spread of coronavirus in care
Education · 8 July 2020
Liverpool Central Library is to reopen next week, with reduced hours and additional measures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The Government instructed all libraries to shut on 23 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From Monday 13 July, Central Library and Archive will reopen of a weekday only, from 10am until 3pm.
News · 5 July 2020
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has this evening (Sunday 5 July) announced a £1.57 billion investment package to protect Britain’s world class cultural, arts and heritage institutions. Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson said: “It’s great to see support for such an important part of Liverpool’s DNA starting to flow. The economics of
News · 4 July 2020
Liverpool's main civic buildings will be lit blue this evening as the city pays its respects to all those who have died from Covid-19.
News · 3 July 2020
Visitors heading to Liverpool city centre’s bars, restaurants, pubs and cafes from Saturday 4 July are being advised to plan ahead. In what is being dubbed #steadysaturday, council leaders and partners across the city are welcoming the gradual reopening of the drinking and dining scene, but are urging everyone to remember that Covid-19 still poses
Covid-19 · 1 July 2020
Work is under way in Liverpool to avoid another large-scale local outbreak of COVID-19. Each local council across Cheshire and Merseyside has developed its own localized plan which takes into account factors including the number of confirmed cases, any impacted location or facility and the diversity and demographics of local populations. In recent weeks Test,
News · 30 June 2020
ACC Liverpool has today confirmed that it is ready to open its doors for the return of conferences and business events as soon as government restrictions are eased; issuing a new set of Covid-19 secure operational guidelines for event organisers. This follows three months of the venue operating as a food and PPE distribution centre
News · 29 June 2020
Plans are being put in place to help secure the future of one of Liverpool’s oldest buildings. A report to Liverpool City Council’s virtual Cabinet meeting on Friday 3 July recommends essential work is undertaken to protect Croxteth Hall and its estate. The report recommends that urgent engineering and structural work to the Hall must
