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Liverpool City Council
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Uncategorized · 9 February 2026

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week: Brian’s journey into a new Career

This week, we’re celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (9–15 February), highlighting the value apprenticeships bring to individuals, businesses, and communities. One of the many inspiring stories across Liverpool City Council is that of Brian Wallace, an Accounting Technician Apprentice.Originally from Northern Ireland, Brian moved to Liverpool to study teaching before realising it wasn’t the right path

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Uncategorized · 23 January 2026

Five more Family Hubs opening in Liverpool

Five more Family Hubs are set to open their doors in Liverpool during January and February. The next hub to be established will be Belle Vale Family Hub (based out of Belle Vale Children’s Centre) which will open by hosting a celebration event on Wednesday 28 January (10am-12pm). Anyone is welcome and there will be

Uncategorized · 23 January 2026

Blind England Football star hosts workshop in Liverpool

An England blind international football star hosted a special workshop to support visually impaired children and young people in Liverpool last month. Roy Turnham delivered the “Become Visually Impaired (VI) Activated” workshop in partnership with Liverpool City Council’s Sensory Service and British Blind Sport, to equip teachers in the city with the skills and strategies

News · 2 January 2026

Let an Adult Learning Service open day set you up for success

Liverpool’s Adult Learning Service (ALS) will once again be hosting open days and skills checks to support people on to a vocational course. The highly successfully open days offer a chance to meet the experienced ALS team and tutors who will help learners to find the right course for them. Courses starting in January are:

Uncategorized · 27 November 2025

Double win – Abbot’s Lea School named UK leader in SEND and most inspirational specialist school

Liverpool special school, Abbot’s Lea School in Woolton, has been named the UK’s best school for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and inclusive practice, and has won the title of Most Inspirational Specialist School in the Northwest. Abbot’s Lea School is an outstanding maintained community special school that provides the highest quality of education

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Uncategorized · 11 September 2025

Liverpool City Halls Unwrap Their Most Magical Christmas Programme Yet

Liverpool’s City Halls have announced a festive programme across three historic venues. This December, Liverpool’s landmark venues – Liverpool Town Hall, St George’s Hall, and Croxteth Hall, will be brimming with festive cheer, offering a diverse programme of seasonal events for families, music lovers, and even canine companions. Liverpool Town Hall will host Story Time

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News · 9 June 2025

Unique photo exhibition celebrates “beautiful launderette”

A launderette in Liverpool is launching its maiden photography exhibition exploring its atmospheric charm, alongside never before seen images from its users and neighbours.   Kitty’s Launderette, which is situated just 500 yards from Liverpool FC’s world-famous Anfield stadium, is to host a new exhibition called Kitty’s After Dark alongside never before seen images from

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News · 2 June 2025

Walton’s strength and unity celebrated in new anthology

An anthology celebrating the identity and strength of the Walton community was unveiled at a special event as part of WoWFest’s 25th anniversary programme.   The Walton Rising: Tales from Spellow anthology, Commissioned by Culture Liverpool in response to the torching of Spellow Community Hub and Library during last summer’s civil disorder, is the culmination of

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Uncategorized · 26 May 2025

BLOG: A City Where Music Matters

It’s been an unforgettable few days in Liverpool, with more than 100,000 music lovers descending on Sefton Park, Liverpool’s Head of UNESCO City of Music, Kevin McManus reflects on the last three days and how important events like this are for Liverpool. Wow, well that was a massive Big Weekend wasn’t it? In true Liverpool

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Uncategorized · 29 April 2025

Liverpool Calls for Action to Protect Children with Lifesaving Vaccines

Families in Liverpool are being warned to act now, as more than 1 in 4 children under 5 have not received both doses of the lifesaving MMR vaccine. During World Immunisation Week (24–30 April), Liverpool City Council is highlighting the urgent need for families to protect children by making sure they are fully vaccinated against

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News · 7 April 2025

Dovecot Day of Dreams promises fun for all the family

The fantastical dreams and magical memories of a Liverpool community are to be celebrated in unique fashion next month. A dreamkeeping HQ is to be set up as part of a free family-friendly day of celebration, art and performances in the heart of the city’s Dovecot area.   On Saturday 3 May, Dovecot Dreamkeeping Society

News · 4 April 2025

Wavertree Academy secures Government funding for September opening

King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree, a non-selective free school, is set to open in September following confirmation from the Department for Education that it is entering into a funding agreement. The Secretary of State for Education has agreed that the multi-academy trust, the Great Schools Trust, can open the school with its first cohort of 210

Uncategorized · 2 April 2025

Netball is back in Liverpool!

Thousands of fans from across the UK are set to flock to Liverpool this May as netball returns to the city with the North West’s top players taking to the court at the M&S Bank Arena. Here’s what to expect and how to get tickets. In one of the biggest events in the netballing year

Uncategorized · 1 April 2025

Liverpool and Dublin reignite twin city agreement

Liverpool and Dublin have begun the process of reinvigorating their twinning agreement. A sister city arrangement was signed back in 1997 as a mark of the long and shared history between the two. Now, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Emma Blain, has visited Liverpool to meet with her counterpart Cllr Richard Kemp, Council Leader, Cllr

Image of the Willis Organ at St George's Hall, Liverpool.

Uncategorized · 31 March 2025

Preserving a Liverpool Icon: The Restoration of the Willis Organ’s Trellis

Work is currently underway on the restoration of the Willis Organ’s trellis, thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The trellis of the Willis Organ at St George’s Hall is an exquisite decorative feature that enhances the grandeur of this historic instrument. Designed as an intricate lattice of ornamental fretwork, it serves both

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