A well-run council · 9 May 2024
Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, reflects on the news that the Commissioner-led intervention is to end in June 2024, with the Council having its powers handed back.
A well-run council · 8 May 2024
Liverpool City Council Lead Commissioner Mike Cunningham writes about the publication of their final report, which recommends the Commissioner-led intervention ends in June, and is replaced by an Improvement Panel.
News · 8 May 2024
Cllr Sam East has been appointed as Cabinet Member for Housing at Liverpool City Council.
News · 8 May 2024
A group of young people brought together by Liverpool City Council to make sure youth organisations are working well for them, are looking for more people to join their project. The ‘Young Inspectors’ give advice on whether they think provisions are safe and that organisations are living up to their commitments in prioritising and protecting
News · 8 May 2024
Liverpool City Council is to have all of its powers returned to it in June 2024, with the ending of the Commissioner-led intervention.
News · 8 May 2024
A plaque has been unveiled in tribute to a legendary busker on the exact spot in Liverpool city centre where he regularly played.
News · 3 May 2024
A man who has raised more than a million pounds for charity – sporting miniscule swimming briefs – will become a recipient of Liverpool’s Citizen of Honour accolade next week. On Thursday (9 May), Michael Cullen – more popularly known as Speedo Mick – will be presented with the honour at Liverpool Town Hall by
News · 2 May 2024
There’s just over a week to go until Eurovision magic captivates Liverpool City Centre all over again! One year on from the city hosting THE most successful Eurovision Song Contest of all time, Liverpool is donning its sequins once again for another musical extravaganza. On Saturday 11 May, Liverpool Loves Eurovision will see a series
News · 26 April 2024
Liverpool City Council has successfully placed a Banning Order on a letting agent operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Trophy Homes Ltd was hit with the order relating to convictions from February 2023 including the failure to license two HMO properties. The Banning Order was granted on Thursday, 25 April 2024, under the Housing
News · 25 April 2024
The British Music Experience is delighted to have permanently acquired John Lennon’s personal copy of ‘Rock Island Line’ by Lonnie Donegan from fellow Quarryman Rod Davis. As far as influential records go, Lonnie Donegan’s ‘Rock Island Line’ is hard to beat. The anthem of the British skiffle movement caught the popular imagination of an entire
Healthier lives for children and adults · 25 April 2024
Families in Liverpool are being urged to bring their children forward for routine immunisations this World Immunisation Week
News · 25 April 2024
Molinare Creative Group has announced that its DIT and LAB division, Notorious DIT, is expanding the Group’s operations to the Northwest of England, opening a facility in Liverpool. The expansion comes as part of a larger strategy to strengthen the company’s ties outside of London and support regional film and television productions, conveniently located for
Thriving communities · 24 April 2024
Football legends Mark Lawrenson former Liverpool FC player and Graham Stuart former Everton FC player officially unveiled a new look for the giant Liverpool sign in the heart of the city. The new artwork that decorates the Liverpool sign, which is located at Liverpool ONE on Thomas Steers Way near to the Hilton Hotel, was
A strong and fair economy for all · 24 April 2024
A team of international placemaking experts has been appointed to help set out the future vision for developing Liverpool’s world-famous waterfront.
Healthier lives for children and adults · 23 April 2024
Liverpool City Council’s Public Protection team has made its largest seizure of illicit vapes in a single premises to date.
News · 22 April 2024
As National Allergy Awareness Week begins, St. Hilda’s Secondary School is among the first in the city to adopt a potentially life-saving anaphylaxis kit.
News · 19 April 2024
Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police have successfully closed down a rented property associated with drug dealing, child exploitation and anti-social behaviour.
A well-connected, sustainable and accessible city · 18 April 2024
Liverpool’s Pride Quarter has unveiled a series of new measures to improve safety, including a branded ‘Rainbow Taxi Rank’, improved signage and CCTV.
News · 18 April 2024
Liverpool City Council’s Private Sector Housing team has successfully prosecuted four interlinked companies for illegally renting out properties without HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) licences. The prosecutions follow an investigation during which it was discovered the properties were being let without the appropriate HMO licence. The fines were issued at a sentencing hearing at Liverpool
News · 18 April 2024
Visitors to St George’s Hall will be able to walk in the footsteps of a Victorian prison guard from next week. The iconic hall’s popular visitor experience The History Whisperer has been reimagined and will now also feature a new character – The Warder – as part of an immersive exhibition with tickets now on
