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Liverpool City Council

News · 2 August 2021

Our City. Our Future. Your Say.

Liverpool City Council is opening discussions with residents, businesses and organisations about the city’s future. The council wants to hear their views on what they love about Liverpool and how we can come together to make it a fairer city for everyone. There will be opportunities for residents to get involved by filling out postcards

Kirkdale Customer Hub

News · 20 July 2021

Kirkdale Customer Hub is open for business

Liverpool City Council has opened its very first customer hub marking the start of its new-look one stop shop service. The new customer hub is temporarily in the former Kirkdale One Stop Shop building, 101 Walton Road, L4 4AG. It will move to its new home in Spellow Library in early 2022 following refurbishment work.

News · 11 June 2021

One Stop Shop service books a place in nine city libraries

NINE of Liverpool’s libraries are to be used to deliver a new-look One Stop Shop service. As part of the council’s budget proposals for 2021/22, it had been planned that £1.1 million be cut from the service’s budget, leaving just 18 staff working from four pop-up venues rather than eight fixed sites. The financial cut

Blog · 6 March 2021

BLOG: 2021 Census – why should you fill it in?

Sunday 21st March marks a once-in-a-decade moment – the 2021 Census. Why should you stand up and, quite literally, be counted?  Happening every 10 years, the Census is a national survey completed by everyone resident in the UK. It asks about who lives in each household, their ages, occupations, education, country of birth and health among a wide range of

Blog · 19 February 2021

BLOG: Becoming a foster carer during a pandemic

Chris and Amanda have been foster carers with Liverpool City Council since March 2020.  They decided to start off supporting children and young people on a part-time basis, but the Covid-19 pandemic encouraged them to become full-time foster carers. Amanda says her work in mental health was a deciding factor. “Working in mental health, I

Blog · 16 February 2021

BLOG: Fostering and Lockdown

Phil Watson and his family have been fostering for Liverpool City Council since 2010. Phil is also a fostering recruitment officer for Liverpool City Council Fostering Service. Here, he writes about his experience of fostering and lockdowns… I wonder what you’ve missed most in lockdown? Whatever your situation, I’m sure your life has been limited

Blog · 14 February 2021

BLOG: Covid-19 and the impact on domestic abuse victims

Angela Clarke has worked in the domestic abuse sector for over 20 years, as a front line professional.  She offers services for victims and more recently has become the strategic lead for domestic abuse at Liverpool City Council.  Here, she talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on victims. Reducing domestic abuse is a key

News · 23 September 2020

Ten top recycling tips

It’s National Recycle Week and Liverpool City Council’s Recycle Improvement Team has revealed its top tips for improving how much you recycle, and reducing how much general waste you produce.  Here’s their top ten – how many are you doing already?! Don’t buy single-use plastic bottles, drink from a re-usable container instead Don’t put shredded

News · 27 August 2020

FAQs on Brushwood and Millvina House care homes

The following frequently asked questions follow the announcement last week that Brushwood and Millvina House care homes will close due to the economic impact of Covid-19: Posted 30 September 2020 Mayor Joe Anderson told a meeting of councillors that a deal had been struck with Shaw Healthcare to keep the homes open until next spring,

Liverpool Central Library

News · 10 August 2020

Further Liverpool libraries to reopen

THREE community libraries in Liverpool will be reopening from today, Monday 10 August. After the successful reopening of Central Library on 13 July, three further libraries will be opening their doors to the public once again: Norris Green Library, Townsend Avenue, L11 5AF Open Monday, Tuesday and Friday – 10am-3pm Spellow Library, County Road, L4

News · 24 July 2020

Council’s mission to make a dream come true for young Alder Hey patient

Liverpool City Council’s refuse team has been on a very special mission to bring joy to a 10-year-old Alder Hey patient by handing him his very own purple bins.  Young David Geelan hails from Middlesbrough but he and his family have been frequent visitors to the city because he’s under the care of Alder Hey. 

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

Blog · 22 May 2020

The Renaissance of Civil Society

Steve Hawkins is the chief executive of Local Solutions https://www.localsolutions.org.uk/ , a charity that has been part of Liverpool life since 1974 offering services to our vulnerable and disadvantaged residents. In 2013, Local Solutions was added to the Freedom Roll of Associations and Institutions of the City of Liverpool. Here, Steve reflects on how his organisation has

News · 4 May 2020

Our message to victims of domestic abuse: You are not alone

You do not have to suffer from domestic abuse during lock-down… This is the message from organisations across Liverpool today at the start of a campaign aimed at letting everyone know that even though we are in isolation, help is always available. Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and others across the city have joined forces

News · 1 May 2020

Council urges caution when recycling centres re-open

ENVIRONMENTAL chiefs in Liverpool are urging the public to only use the city’s two Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) if absolutely necessary when they re-open on Monday (May 4) amid fears there could be long delays and heavy traffic. The message is – only use the recycling centres if it is essential that you dispose of waste and

Uncategorized · 7 April 2020

New guidance for waste disposal during outbreak

Liverpool City Council has issued new guidance on how to dispose of some types of waste items during the coronavirus outbreak. Following government guidance, any household where there is someone with coronavirus symptoms is now asked to dispose of their waste differently to help limit the spread of the virus. Personal waste, such as used

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