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Liverpool City Council

News · 23 April 2025

Liverpool Welcomes 50 New Citizens on St George’s Day

Today, Wednesday 23rd April, Liverpool celebrates a powerful moment of inclusion and civic pride, as 50 people from across the world becomes British citizens in a special ceremony at St George’s Hall — held fittingly on St George’s Day.

News · 1 April 2025

Knife and illegal vapes seized in Anfield during Community Impact Day

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

News · 25 March 2025

Spoken word used to tackle serious organised crime as fourth EVOLVE operation launched

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 · 13 March 2025

Problem properties undergo “heavenly” transformation

Two properties in Liverpool which were closed due to anti-social behaviour linked to organised crime have been transformed. Over the last two years, the council’s Private Sector Housing team have worked in partnership with Merseyside Police to tackle organised crime within rental properties across Liverpool. Under the Council’s Landlord Licensing scheme, the owners of privately

News · 3 March 2025

Consultation on Chinatown improvements under way

A consultation on proposed public realm improvements in the Chinatown area of Liverpool city centre is under way. Liverpool City Council, with support from local community groups and the University of Liverpool Architecture School, has developed outline plans for Great George’s Square at the junction of Upper Pitt Street and Nelson Street. The aim is

News · 10 February 2025

Wheelchair accessible taxis consultation launches

Liverpool City Council is carrying out a review of the current supply and demand for wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV), and other adaptations or assistance that people using hackney or private hire vehicles may need. A wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) is a vehicle that’s been converted by mobility experts to allow a disabled passenger to travel

News · 6 February 2025

Shop owner fined for placing furniture on highway

A shop owner who repeatedly placed furniture and household items on a street in Anfield has been hit with a bill of more than £1,600. Elliott James of Belmont Drive in L6, was found guilty at Liverpool Magistrates Court of depositing items on Rocky Lane between July and December last year, blocking the highway. The

News · 20 January 2025

‘Slum’ landlord prosecuted

A Liverpool landlord has been hit with a fine of almost £14,000 for allowing tenants to live in what have been described by a District Judge as “slum” conditions. Roach Estates and Property Management Ltd, and directors Phillip Range and David Kellard, were found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on 7 January with non compliance

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