Finance · 4 July 2022
Mayor Joanne Anderson has joined Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and other Liverpool City Region leaders in issuing a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove asking for the Government to recognise the impact of rapidly rising inflation rates on local government finances.
News · 1 July 2022
The results of a consultation on how Liverpool should be governed from 2023 have been published.
Blog · 1 July 2022
Jim Lee, one of Liverpool’s Covid-19 vaccination call centre staff is also a medical student currently completing a master’s degree at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). In this blog, Jim tells us why this opportunity was so important to him and how it’s helping him become a better doctor. “As part of the
Health · 30 June 2022
With more cases of monkey pox being detected in the north west, public health officials have issued a reminder of the symptoms. What we know so far… Monkeypox is a viral infection, usually associated with travel to West Africa where it is endemic. It’s usually mild and most people recover within a few weeks. This
News · 30 June 2022
An important update in relation to the Council Tax Energy Rebate.
Housing · 29 June 2022
An ‘early bird’ discount offer for the owners of privately rented properties to sign up for the city’s new Landlord Licensing scheme has been extended until 31 July.
News · 29 June 2022
Taking place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 July in a brand-new home, Liverpool International Music Festival can reveal the three-day event is set to generate nearly half a million pounds in revenue for the city. In a change to previous years, this year’s LIMF will see a city-centre takeover of around 25 venues and
News · 29 June 2022
You Can Adopt has launched ‘A Life Less Ordinary’, a new campaign to find parents for children waiting longest to be adopted.
News · 29 June 2022
A 21-foot-high, working windmill will be an impressive artistic addition to Liverpool’s William Brown Street from Saturday 2 July. Winds of Change is a self-sufficient, electricity-producing windmill which is a symbolic celebration of the past, present and future of the St George’s Quarter. It opens on the same day as Liverpool MakeFest which is taking
News · 29 June 2022
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 (WGC2022) has announced that Wirral-based designer, Amy Flynn, will design the medals for the upcoming Championships. The medals, which take inspiration from the streets of the city and Liverpool’s rich cultural heritage, will be awarded to the world’s best artistic gymnasts from this October. Liverpool based Bluecoat Display Centre,
Education · 28 June 2022
Liverpool’s biggest event for parents, carers and professionals who work with children with special needs and/or disabilities returns next week. Delayed for two years due to the pandemic, Local Offer LIVE is back at St George’s Hall in July after its highly successful launch in 2019. The event brings together providers, organisations and professionals who
News · 28 June 2022
An event company that was fined earlier this year for illegally promoting a circus in Liverpool - has been prosecuted again.
sport · 27 June 2022
A key part of Liverpool City Council’s improvement journey is reaching out and listening to our residents; as part of that initiative we have had some great feedback which has led to some changes which will hopefully raise fitness levels, without putting an extra squeeze on finances. Residents told us they can’t afford gym membership
Community · 24 June 2022
Leaders, charities, voluntary organisations and businesses across Liverpool are coming together to celebrate the success of the Community Champion Programme and learn how they can better engage with minority communities. The Community Champions Programme was set up by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to support minority communities unproportionally affected by the pandemic
News · 24 June 2022
The Lime Street connectivity scheme is about to enter its final phase.
Education · 24 June 2022
Schools across Liverpool are invited to apply for public health funding to support the mental health and wellbeing of their students. The pandemic impacted us all, and especially our children and young people – so to help understand how they’ve been affected, Liverpool City Council, in collaboration with local health and education partners, and the
News · 24 June 2022
Liverpool is about to land a major transfer coup potentially worth tens of millions of pounds.
News · 23 June 2022
[le id=”8″] What do community assets, Covid-19 and communal waste bins all have in common? The answer – they’re all items up for discussion at this week’s Cabinet. If these don’t pique your interest, you are likely to find that one of the other eight items on the agenda will. That’s because it’s Cabinet’s role
Blog · 23 June 2022
With the release of the Music Industry Body (BPI) ‘All About The Music 2022’ report, Liverpool’s Head of UNESCO City of Music, Kevin McManus tells why it confirms what all sensible music fans already know – that Liverpool is simply the best music city in the whole world! “Well, in reality the report doesn’t quite
public health · 23 June 2022
Parents of young children are being urged to check that their polio vaccines are up to date, as some may have missed out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected polio virus in sewage samples in London and it is likely there has been some spread between closely-linked people.
