News · 2 April 2025
Children and young people in Liverpool will now have even more of a say in the support they receive from services thanks to an innovative app. Liverpool City Council has teamed up with nationally recognised Mind of My Own to start rolling out two apps that will be used by children, young people and care
News · 1 April 2025
A knife and one hundred illegal vapes have been discovered during a Community Impact Day in Anfield. The Council’s Private Sector Housing Team organised the event on Thursday 27 March, with participants including a range of the local authority’s departments as well as Liverpool Streetscene Ltd, Merseyside Police, Your Housing Group, Riverside Housing and the
A strong and fair economy for all · 1 April 2025
Over 30,000 illicit goods have been removed from a wholesaler in Liverpool City Council’s biggest seizure of a single premises to date.
Blog · 31 March 2025
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” Martin Luther King To mark the reopening of Spellow Community Hub and Library, Writing on the Wall launched a creative writing programme, commissioned by Culture Liverpool, celebrating the rich culture and history of Walton. Local participant
Health · 28 March 2025
Liverpool City Council has completed a competitive tender process to appoint a new nursing care provider for Millvina nursing home in Anfield and Brushwood nursing home in Speke. The tender, launched in February 2025, invited qualified providers to submit proposals for delivering high-quality nursing care across both homes. The Council, which owns both buildings, took
News · 27 March 2025
A landmark agreement between Liverpool City Region and the Isle of Man was signed today signalling an era of increased cooperation between the regions. The joint commitment pledges that the Isle of Man and Liverpool City Region will improve the prosperity and wellbeing of their communities ‘through further strengthening our economic, cultural, and political ties’.
News · 27 March 2025
Eight individuals, who have made significant contributions to Liverpool, have received one of the city's highest honours.
Community · 27 March 2025
A campaign has been launched to tackle gambling-related harm, following a new study that revealed nearly one-third of adults living in Liverpool gamble annually, with 12% at risk of experiencing harm. Liverpool City Council and Liverpool John Moores University are leading a cross-sector initiative to address the growing issue of gambling-related harms. Gambling is often
News · 26 March 2025
Global pop rock band HAIM have been added to Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025 line-up, performing in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Sunday 25 May. The Grammy-nominated trio, renowned for their electrifying live performances and critically acclaimed music, join an already stellar line-up featuring some of the biggest names in music including, Sam Fender, Tate McRae,
High quality and inclusive education, skills and employment · 25 March 2025
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet has this evening approved the site for a new girls’ secondary school which will also see the much-loved African Caribbean Centre being preserved.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 25 March 2025
The Council is pioneering the use of smart road and highway technologies with a series of experiments across the city on roads, pedestrian crossings and cycle paths.
News · 25 March 2025
Spoken word is being used as a medium to educate young people about a Home Office-backed project designed to breakdown gang culture and make Merseyside safer. Merseyside Police and partners including Liverpool City Council are approaching the fight against serious and organised crime from a new angle with the roll out of ‘Dear Merseyside’ in
News · 24 March 2025
A Freddie Mercury flashmob and a dance inspired by landfill-bound fast fashion and single use plastic are among this year’s Leap Dance Festival commissions. Following a competitive call-out, Culture Liverpool in partnership with Leap has commissioned eight local artists and companies to produce new work for this year’s festival. These dance grant commissions have been
Thriving communities · 24 March 2025
Residents in a Liverpool community are coming together for an inspiring event designed to promote well-being, reduce social isolation and connect people with local services.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 24 March 2025
A set of parking measures trialled around Everton FC’s new stadium are to be reviewed.
News · 21 March 2025
Liverpool’s much-loved Epstein Theatre is set to reopen after a deal was agreed to breathe new life into the historic city centre venue. The Grade II listed theatre closed its doors in June 2023 following a decision by the city council, which owns the building’s freehold, to withdraw financial support which had helped to keep
News · 20 March 2025
New BBC drama This City Is Ours is already proving to be a smash hit, after figures show it boosted the Liverpool City Region economy by £9 million. Due to be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday (23 March), the production received investment from Liverpool City Council’s Film Office via Liverpool City
News · 20 March 2025
PEOPLE in Liverpool are invited to come together next week to mark Mother’s Day at Anfield Crematorium. On Sunday, 30 March, a commemorative service will be held at 1pm, delivered in partnership with the Good Funeral Company, with the crematorium chapel open from noon-2pm for people who would like to take a quiet moment of
News · 19 March 2025
People across Liverpool are being encouraged to have their say on a new neurodivergent strategy for the city. The Liverpool Neurodivergent All-Age Strategy, 2025-2030, has been co-produced by the Liverpool Neurodiversity Strategic Partnership, and represents 18 months of development. And now all stakeholders who live, work or study in Liverpool are invited to give feedback
Healthier lives for children and adults · 19 March 2025
A scheme which provides furniture and domestic appliances to people in crisis in Liverpool is set to be extended. The ‘homes needs’ element of the Citizens Support Scheme supports residents who can’t afford to buy essential goods including a fridge, oven, sofa or bed. Last year the £1.4 million scheme, which is delivered by Liverpool-based
