Community · 7 November 2019
Today marks day one of the 100 Day Challenge in Liverpool, where three teams will be coming together to test ideas that support children, young people and families in their neighbourhoods to thrive. Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has worked with community partners and residents to
Air Quality · 7 November 2019
Work on a new facility that will treble Liverpool’s capacity to welcome coach bound tourists is about to begin.
News · 5 November 2019
Musical links between the cities that gave birth to The Beatles and Elvis Presley are being strengthened. Memphis has donated a plaque to Liverpool which will be unveiled on Mathew Street in Liverpool on Wednesday 6 November – close to the Cavern Club where the Fab Four played many gigs and were first spotted by
Culture · 5 November 2019
A brand new BBC family adventure series has become the first recipient of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund. The Snow Spider, an exciting five-part fantasy drama, is being produced by Liverpool-based company Leopard Pictures which submitted a bid for financial support from the production fund following its launch back in March. The fund
News · 4 November 2019
GRASSROOTS football in Liverpool is to get a nearly half a million pound funding boost over the next three years thanks to a cash injection from the city’s Premier League clubs. Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs’ respective charities will each invest £75,000 a year in a Grassroots Football Development Fund to provide equipment, training
Care · 4 November 2019
It’s Occupational Therapy week! For the next five days we’ll be celebrating our fantastic OTs who work with children and adults and explaining how their invaluable skills support people. Today, in our final piece for Occupational Therapy Week Faye Burke, OT team leader, tells us about the OT team’s personalised care pilot project that started
News · 31 October 2019
West Derby MP Stephen Twigg led a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall at the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 October about Liverpool City Council’s funding. The city needs to find £57.6 million in further savings over the next 18 months, and Mayor Joe Anderson has described it as the worst financial crisis since WW2.
News · 27 October 2019
Did you know there are a wide range of free fa-boo-lous activities taking place right here in Liverpool? Here are some ways you can have a happy, half-term with a Halloween twist aimed at keeping the big and little kids entertained. Get planning your days out now, for lots of skele-fun! Everton Children’s Centre On
Civic · 26 October 2019
Liverpool’s first black Lord Mayor has been named ‘political figure of the year’ at the Ethnicity Awards – in a field which also featured some of the country’s best known politicians. Councillor Anna Rothery beat off competition from an impressive shortlist which included Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and MP David Lammy. The Lord Mayor,
Podcast · 25 October 2019
When you think of the city council what services do you think of? Bins? Potholes? Traffic wardens? In this episode we’re going to chat to a team that play a part in some of the most important moments in people’s lives. We’re recording in the stunning Grade 1 listed St George’s Hall which you may
Care · 24 October 2019
THE first Liverpool City Council-commissioned care home to be built in more than 25 years opens in Speke this week. The £8m Brushwood on South Parade is part of a commitment by the city council to meet the rising demand for dementia care services. It is the first local authority-built care home to open in
Arts & Events · 24 October 2019
Two of Liverpool’s iconic buildings are already getting into the festive spirit. St George’s Hall and Liverpool Town Hall have unveiled their exciting Christmas programmes which aim to entertain the whole family. At St George’s Hall there will be: The Christmas Market, 15 November – 23 December, free entry Taking over the plateau, the popular
News · 23 October 2019
Specialist contractors have drawn up detailed recommendations for repairs to the 50 metre pool at Wavertree Aquatics Centre in Liverpool. The facility has been shut since April following an electrical fault in a high level light fitting which exploded and showered the pool with lots of small shards of glass. The light fittings have been
Transport · 23 October 2019
The complex removal of Liverpool’s Churchill Way flyovers will hit a key landmark next week - as engineers reach the halfway stage
News · 23 October 2019
Liverpool’s lofty Allerton Oak has been crowned England’s Tree of the Year. The tree, which stands in the city’s Calderstones Park and was once home to a medieval court, received an impressive 34 per cent of more than 11,000 votes cast in the Woodland Trust’s annual competition, and will now represent the UK in the
Arts & Events · 21 October 2019
There will be a heritage and culture takeover at Liverpool’s Central Library this weekend. On Saturday (26 October) a brand new Heritage and Culture event will take place which will see a day full of talks and sessions which help people date and trace their family history. There will also be 40 stallholders from groups
Factfile · 21 October 2019
The chances are that you define homelessness as the number of rough sleepers you see on the street. The true picture is far more complex, because every year in Liverpool, the city council and partners prevent thousands of people from becoming homeless. Homelessness is everyone’s issue and not something that can be tackled in isolation.
Tourism · 18 October 2019
A public consultation on a masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is to begin next week.
Arts & Events · 16 October 2019
Details have been unveiled about the FREE installations lighting up Liverpool city centre for this year’s River of Light festival. From Friday 1 to Saturday 9 November, ten commissions – the majority of which have never before been seen in the North West – will become part of the city’s landscape and for nine evenings
Podcast · 15 October 2019
Each day, tens of thousands of people drive past the Littlewood Building on Edge Lane – which is one of the key gateways in and out of Liverpool. Some people may not give it a second thought to this art deco gem, but this venue has a whole new lease of life ahead of it
