Uncategorized · 12 May 2026
Foster Care Fortnight (11 – 24 May) is a national campaign to celebrate foster carers and raise awareness of the life‑changing impact fostering can have. This year’s theme, “This is Fostering,” shines a light on the everyday reality of fostering and the vital role foster carers play in supporting children and young people to thrive.
Uncategorized · 12 March 2026
Liverpool City Council is launching a citywide plan to tackle gambling-related harm, focusing on young adults and those most at risk. The initiative brings together partners across health, social care, education, criminal justice, and community organisations to provide coordinated support, prevent harm, and reduce stigma. Gambling can have serious consequences, including financial stress, mental health challenges,
Uncategorized · 10 March 2026
Liverpool City Council and Knowsley Council have announced an event to showcase education and employment opportunities for young people with SEND. The free event will explore post-16 education, training and employment for young people aged 14–24 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families in Liverpool and Knowsley. Hosted by Liverpool City Council and Knowsley Council,
Uncategorized · 9 February 2026
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
Uncategorized · 26 January 2026
Liverpool City Council has launched a new grassroots music venues support programme designed to strengthen and sustain the city’s small live music spaces — the vital places where new talent is discovered, developed and championed.
Uncategorized · 23 January 2026
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
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
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:
Community Safety · 22 December 2025
Liverpool City Council’s Licensing Committee has stripped a store of its premises licence after owners failed to stop selling illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
Uncategorized · 16 December 2025
Local waste officials are calling on people to help prevent fires by recycling their broken festive lights, batteries and other FastTech gifts this Christmas.
Uncategorized · 27 November 2025
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
What's on · 24 October 2025
Free events and activities, including craft workshops and interactive storytelling, will be available at six libraries across the city throughout the half-term break.
Uncategorized · 11 September 2025
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
News · 9 June 2025
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
News · 2 June 2025
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
Uncategorized · 26 May 2025
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
Uncategorized · 22 May 2025
Ahead of the spring bank holiday weekend (24 - 26 May), people are being reminded to use NHS 111 online as their first point of contact for non-emergency medical advice.
Uncategorized · 29 April 2025
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
News · 7 April 2025
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
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
