News · 19 July 2023
THREE Liverpool parks have picked up a national award. Sefton Park and Stanley Park have both retained the coveted ‘Green Flag’ status – for the 16th year in a row, while Chavasse Park has received the prize for the 11th successive year. The awards have been won following a mystery shop-style visit to assess numerous
News · 17 July 2023
Budding book worms are being encouraged to exercise their imaginations and take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Libraries across Liverpool are supporting the free campaign which challenges youngsters to set themselves a reading goal, and collect special stickers and rewards along the way. Although not compulsory to follow, this year’s theme for any
News · 12 July 2023
A local Liverpool supermarket has been fined almost £6,000 after putting the health of its customers at risk. Sun Market Liverpool on Prescot Road, has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching four food safety and hygiene regulations. During an inspection on 6 December 2021, the City Council’s Environmental Health officers found the premises infested
News · 11 July 2023
The British Music Experience, the UK’s Museum of Popular Music in Liverpool, is putting Midge Ure’s stage-worn iconic silk coat and Ibanez guitar on display in celebration of this unparalleled magical event. Both items were showcased by the singer during the historic 1985 Live Aid Concert which took place on 13 July 1985 at Wembley
News · 6 July 2023
As the world-famous Wimbledon Tennis Tournament gets under way, there’s a sporting star much closer to home who is helping to nurture future tennis talent. Matthew Swift first came to the attention of the Liverpool Tennis Centre team back in 2021 when he attended weekly sessions to hone his tennis skills and have fun and
News · 6 July 2023
This August, visitors to St George’s Hall are in for a treat as one of Liverpool’s hidden gems goes on rare display. The Hall’s Minton floor, consisting of 30,000 beautifully hand-crafted tiles, will be revealed for the first time in four years from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 19 August. The beautiful Victorian mosaic, has been
News · 4 July 2023
This year’s prestigious LGA Annual Conference will showcase the innovative work of councils, and Liverpool is taking centre stage. In what is expected to be one of the highlight talks of the conference, Liverpool’s Director of Culture, Claire McColgan will showcase just how the city’s cultural landscape has transformed over the past two decades. Liverpool’s
News · 27 June 2023
Liverpool MakeFest returns to the city on Saturday 1st July at Central Library. Makefest is the UK’s biggest free ‘maker’ event, a one-day hybrid technology, arts and craft festival where makers from across the UK get together to share and show their projects to the public with the hope of enthusing the next generation of
News · 16 June 2023
CRUISE Liverpool is embarking on an exciting new journey – helping young people across Merseyside feel inspired and optimistic about their future. A series of partnership deals with local schools and voluntary organisations is helping to open the eyes of school children, as well as young adults with learning disabilities, to job opportunities in the
News · 13 June 2023
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Advanced Public Health Practitioner Jayne Cook reflects on how loneliness can affect anyone and looks at some of the organisations which work in Liverpool to bring people together. Loneliness affects all of us at one point or another, it’s a difficult feeling and often complex to unpack. Some of
News · 12 June 2023
LIVERPOOL City Council has today launched a consultation to create a “new” primary school. In partnership with the Catholic Archdiocese, the council is asking for feedback on proposals to amalgamate St Cecilia’s Catholic Infant School and St Cecilia’s Catholic Junior School, both in Tuebrook, which, if approved, would come into effect from 1 January 2024.
News · 8 June 2023
LIVERPOOL City Council is set to welcome a new Corporate Director for Children and Young People’s Services. Jenny Turnross has this week been appointed and will come to Liverpool from Birmingham Children’s Trust where she is currently Director of Practice and has been in post since 2018. She will start work in Liverpool in August.
News · 7 June 2023
PEOPLE in Liverpool are invited to come together on 18 June to mark Father’s Day at Anfield Crematorium. A service of remembrance will be held at 1pm in Anfield Chapel, delivered in partnership with the Good Funeral Company. The chapel will be open from noon-2pm for people who would like to take a quiet moment
News · 16 May 2023
A FAMILIAR face will be sworn in as Lord Mayor of Liverpool this week. Cllr Mary Rasmussen, who was also Lord Mayor in 2021/22, officially returns as Liverpool’s First Citizen at the council’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 17 May, at Liverpool Town Hall. Cllr Rasmussen served as Deputy Lord Mayor of Liverpool in the
Civic · 6 May 2023
St George’s Hall is one of the finest examples of architecture in the world, it’s the first impression for many tourists arriving in the City by train and it’s been a place of celebration and congregation for Liverpool and it’s residents for decades. Inside it offers a magical space to enjoy an evening, with its
News · 5 May 2023
St George’s Hall has placed the Royal Cypher of King Charles III on the famous Willis Organ in the Great Hall. The cypher is the Sovereign’s official monogram, consisting of the initials of the monarch’s name, Charles, and title, Rex – Latin for King, alongside a representation of the crown. The trustees of St George’s
News · 5 May 2023
Dance your way to a healthier heart for Eurovision – that’s the message from health chiefs as Liverpool gears up for its biggest ever party. The council’s Public Health team is partnering with Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and the Pumping Marvellous Foundation to encourage people enjoying EuroFestival and visiting the Eurovision Village to have
News · 26 April 2023
Interim Director of Housing Zulfiqar Mulak explains how Liverpool City Council is transforming its housing offer to put people at the centre. Liverpool is already recognised as the best place to live in the north west. Our job is to make sure that every resident benefits from everything the city has to offer, with the
News · 25 April 2023
A MAJOR birth cohort study launches today in the Liverpool City Region – and researchers are looking for 10,000 families to take part. Children Growing Up in Liverpool (C-GULL) is the first large-scale birth cohort study in the Liverpool City Region and will track first-born babies and their families from early in pregnancy through to
News · 14 April 2023
Part of Liverpool City Council’s drive to transform the way it provides services is about maximising its revenue. Interim Assistant Director of the Revenues and Benefits Service Bernie Davies explains the new three-pronged approach to collecting Council Tax. Council Tax is one of our main sources of income. It is absolutely vital, as it helps
