Education · 22 August 2019
Provisional data shows that students in Liverpool have performed well in their GCSEs. Information supplied by secondary schools in the city shows that in both the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measures, that look at achievement across the wider school curriculum, Liverpool has improved on both. The combined English and maths scores for pupils getting
News · 22 August 2019
EU CITIZENS who need help to complete their applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) can now get support from organisations in Liverpool. Liverpool Citizens Advice and Migrant Help have both secured Home Office funding to offer guidance to hard-to-reach or vulnerable EU citizens and citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland who need help
Better roads · 21 August 2019
INFORMATION events for people to find out more about the removal of the Churchill Way flyovers in Liverpool are being held this month. Contractors for Liverpool City Council have devised a dismantling process which will see the half-century old structures come down in sections up to 25 metres in length starting on 2 September, with
Tourism · 20 August 2019
Liverpool’s latest tourist attraction is set to bring nearly 200 years of dockland history to life. The Docklands Trail – the first phase of which is being launched at Collingwood Dock this week – is a tour of the North Liverpool and Bootle Docks’ history, reflecting their importance to the city and region and to
Transport · 20 August 2019
UPDATED: 17:28 – Thursday 22nd August 2019 Strikes planned for August 24 and September 3 and 5 have been called off. However, three remaining strikes are still in place for September 30, October 2 and 4. ———————————— The RMT Union has announced more strike action which will affect Merseyrail commuters. The next proposed strike date was
Regeneration · 20 August 2019
WORK on the complex removal of the Churchill Way flyovers in Liverpool will get underway in September. Contractors for Liverpool City Council have devised a dismantling process which will see the half-century old structures come down in sections up to 25 metres in length, with the highly complex job set to be completed in December.
News · 14 August 2019
LIVERPOOL City Council has been awarded an additional £652,000 by the Government to complete its clean air plan. The money will be used to accelerate the preparation of the document, which needs to be finished by the end of October, and is in addition to £1 million which has already been received. The cash will
News · 14 August 2019
Ninety-six per cent of people say that Liverpool is a good night out – and most people feel safe whilst they’re enjoying themselves, a survey has revealed. In spring, Liverpool’s Citysafe Community Safety Partnership undertook the first Perceptions of Liverpool’s Night Time Economy survey since 2011 and found overwhelmingly that people who come into the
News · 14 August 2019
A £120m plan to radically redesign Liverpool’s Rocket junction at the M62 has been submitted to the Department for Transport.
News · 13 August 2019
One of Liverpool’s largest letting agencies has been hit with a hefty fine after failing to provide adequate fire safety measures at a city student home.
News · 13 August 2019
The new Lord Mayor of Liverpool has revealed she wants to be a role model for the black community and encourage people to strive to achieve their goals, regardless of their background. Councillor Anna Rothery will be sworn in at a ceremony at the Town Hall on Wednesday 4 September – making history as the
News · 9 August 2019
Don’t get taken for a ride on match day. That’s the big message from Liverpool City Council’s licensing enforcement officers as the new football season kicks-off. Each season the council team launches a crackdown on unscrupulous black cab and private hire drivers who attempt to rip fans off as they try to get home from
News · 9 August 2019
Meet Liverpool’s latest batch of job-ready, skilled-up adults. They have all been on a journey of self-discovery with Liverpool City Council’s Employment and Skills team. They’ve stayed the course and are now ready for the next steps in their journeys following a special graduation ceremony.
News · 6 August 2019
Liverpool’s British Music Experience (BME) is set to screen astonishing missing-believed-wiped tapes from television performances from The Beatles and other legendary acts. On Saturday 24 August, the Cunard Building venue will showcase what has been hailed as the ‘Holy Grail’ of lost tapes which contains footage of the only ever live appearance of The Beatles
News · 2 August 2019
A blockbuster filming complex set to transform the historic Littlewoods Building, creating nearly 4,000 new jobs, is to open in 2021. The former home to Littlewoods pools had been derelict for years until it was purchased by the City Council and subsequently sold to Capital and Centric property developers in 2017. A September 2018 fire threatened
News · 1 August 2019
A total of nine projects which will improve green and open spaces across Liverpool are set to receive cash from planning agreements made with developers.
News · 1 August 2019
ming has commenced in the city of Liverpool this week on the third and final chapter of Sky original epic thriller, Tin Star.
News · 30 July 2019
Taking alcohol into hospitals could be dangerous and is placing an unnecessary burden on already hard-pressed NHS staff.
News · 30 July 2019
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has today (July 30) stepped down from his ceremonial role with immediate effect. Councillor Peter Brennan, a ward member for Old Swan, tendered his resignation to Liverpool City Council following several complaints relating to a video containing offensive material that was sent to a WhatsApp group last night. The nature
News · 30 July 2019
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has submitted a bid to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a £230 million ‘Green City Deal’ to tackle climate change and boost the economy post-Brexit.
