News · 16 June 2020
Work begins on second pop-up cycling route
Work has begun on installing Liverpool’s second pop-up cycle lane, connecting a historic park to the city’s main hospital.
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News · 11 June 2020
Register Office Reopening for Births
A limited number of appointments are available at their base in St George’s Hall – but they have to be pre-booked online. If your baby was born on or before 29th March 2020, you can book an appointment to register the birth. Bookings can be made on our website. Appointments will be offered according to
News · 11 June 2020
Love Your Liverpool
Shoppers planning on heading in to Liverpool city centre next week are being urged to think carefully before making the decision and plan their journey. From Monday 15 June all non-essential retailers have been given the green light to reopen their doors, and it is expected that many will take the opportunity to do so
News · 10 June 2020
Living Green Wall on Parr Street
One of Liverpool’s most fashionable areas has been given a great green makeover thanks to the city’s latest ‘living wall’.
Community · 10 June 2020
Liverpool community bank approved by FCA
Plans for a community bank to tackle financial inequality in Liverpool have taken a major step forward after its registration was given the green light by the financial regulator. Liverpool City Council has joined forces with local authorities in Wirral and Preston to create the not-for-profit enterprise – North West Mutual Ltd – which was
News · 10 June 2020
Tonga and Italy head to Liverpool & St Helens for Rugby League World Cup
Liverpool and St Helens will welcome the Tonga and Italy men’s national teams next year as part of their host status roles at the Rugby League World Cup. In May 2019, it was revealed that Liverpool and St Helens had both been selected as host locations for nations set to compete at the 2021 world
News · 9 June 2020
Test and Trace Service
Test and Trace is a new service developed by the NHS to help people who develop symptoms of Coronavirus to be tested quickly. The service will also trace all recent close contacts of anyone who tests positive. The service is an added safety net when you start going out and about. This service will let
News · 8 June 2020
Mayor Anderson reflects on the death of George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter
Mayor Anderson reflects on the death of George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter and talks about what it means for Liverpool and what the city can do to correct institutional racism.
Covid-19 · 5 June 2020
Mayor’s COVID-19 letter to people seeking asylum
Mayor Joe Anderson is writing to people seeking asylum in Liverpool to outline how they can access support and advice about COVID-19. In the letter, which is being sent to around 1,400 people housed in the city who are awaiting a decision on their application or appeal, he writes: “Liverpool has always been an international
Covid-19 · 5 June 2020
Thank you message to school staff
Liverpool’s thousands of school staff have received a ‘thank you’ message from education chiefs in the city. Director of Children and Young People Services, Steve Reddy and Cllr Barbara Murray, Cabinet member for education, have written to thank them for their hard work and support over the last three months. Many staff have been involved
Mayor · 4 June 2020
Liverpool shows solidarity with US sister city
Mayor Joe Anderson has written to his counterpart in Liverpool’s US sister city Birmingham in Alabama, expressing solidarity for protests over the death of George Floyd. Liverpool lit up its civic buildings in purple earlier this week, and a virtual vigil is being held this Saturday, 6 June where people are being asked to post
News · 4 June 2020
Ready, steady, let’s get silly!
LIVERPOOL’S libraries may still be closed but that isn’t stopping them from encouraging our youngest residents to pick up a book. From tomorrow, Friday, 5 June, the city’s libraries will be backing the Reading Agency’s annual Summer Reading Challenge which is going digital for 2020 and is aimed at children aged four-11. Although usually taking
News · 4 June 2020
Young people’s COVID-19 concerns heard
Liverpool is bidding to become one of the first UK cities to be a Child Friendly City, in partnership with Unicef UK. The council recently held a virtual Q&A session which gave young people the chance to hear first-hand about the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss their thoughts with key decision makers,
News · 3 June 2020
Stay safe at the school gates
If you’re going back to school, follow the rules… That’s the message from Liverpool City Council as pupils return to the classroom in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
This week some schools have re-opened to accept the children of key workers and vulnerable residents, who had previously used the city’s Childcare Hubs.
News · 3 June 2020
City’s cycling pop-up plans to get £4m boost
A special £4m fund is to be established to pay for a vast network of temporary cycle lanes in Liverpool.
News · 2 June 2020
Community initiative feeds over 1,600 families
LIVERPOOL City council has thanked a community initiative for ensuring that over 1,600 families received a boost to their kitchen cupboards during the pandemic. Positive about Play, led by Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) and Merseyside Play Action Council (MPAC), has distributed funding to 35 play schemes in the city which have given out
Blog · 31 May 2020
Mayor’s post-lockdown vision for city
COVID-19 changed lives overnight. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson believes it is a catalyst for bold action to change the way the city lives in the future… The pain, suffering and the grief we have shared over the last few months has been hard for us all to witness and most of us will have
Community · 30 May 2020
Lockdown means more time to breastfeed
Mums across Merseyside have been discovering some unexpected benefits of lockdown. It has meant that many women have found protected time to breastfeed due to fewer visitors, and more time at home.. It comes as Merseyside marks National Breastfeeding Week from Monday 1 June with a series of events organised by breastfeeding support workers across
News · 28 May 2020
Covid-19 test and trace service launches
The new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England.
News · 28 May 2020
2021 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games Postponed
The 2021 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games, scheduled to take place in Liverpool next August 2021, are to be postponed. The difficult decision was made by the 2021 National Summer Games Board after careful consideration of the ever-changing Covid-19 situation and in full consultation with a wide range of key stakeholders including the Special
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