Many of us were mesmerised by the stunning ‘Scarlet Lady’ as she docked in Liverpool this week. Bev Dulson from Coddiwomple Travel was one of the lucky few who spent a night on board the new Virgin cruise ship as it docked in the city on it’s maiden voyage. The hospitality on board was fantastic, … Read more
Paul Riley works in Children’s Services at Liverpool City Council, he is a staff Green Champion, and works with a number of environmental advocacy groups throughout the city. Here he writes about being a part of Transition Liverpool, an international movement of communities coming together to re-imagine and rebuild our world. Campaigners, journalists, politicians, charities … Read more
By day Sean Keyes is Managing Director at Sutcliffe, a multi disciplinary firm of Structural and Civil Engineers. By night he is a Liverpool primary school governor. This World Book Day (5 March) he shares his thoughts on why it’s so important we get our children (and grown-ups) reading more. As a young lad growing … Read more
Liverpool City Council graphic designer Esther Lazenby explains how she came up with the artwork for the city’s new fleet of green CNG powered refuse vehicles which are hitting the streets. I have worked as a graphic designer for over 20 years, so I’ve seen my artwork produced in all sorts of places from social … Read more
For so many of us, this crisis feels like it is unfolding in slow motion. I am used to a world of major events where you make decisions quickly. You plan for everything in advance. You live off adrenaline and making choices based on trust in your team. But this crisis is not like the … Read more
It’s understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything you’re hearing about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) right now. It’s also understandable if your children are feeling anxious, too. However, having an open, supportive discussion with your child(ren) can help them understand, cope and even make a positive contribution … Read more
Thanks to Coronavirus, or Covid-19 to be exact, our youngest was sent home with the news: “and you can’t come back next week. And you must self-isolate”. For me, as a communications manager for Liverpool City Council, normality was getting up in the morning, sorting the kids out, travelling to the office, work, and then … Read more
Over the last few weeks we’ve all become experts, of varying degrees of knowledge, in infectious disease; specifically in COVID-19 which didn’t even exist last November. Now I’m not an expert, so the intention of this blog is to explain some of the key terminology that you may have heard, and give some insight into … Read more
Dr Eddie McAteer is a retired paediatric anaesthetist, with a strong interest in immunology. Dr Yvonne Bordon is a Senior Editor with Nature Reviews Immunology, the world’s top immunology journal and one of Nature’s scientific journals. Here they explore what happens to the immune system when Covid-19 strikes. Imagine a farmer with a field of … Read more
Matt Ashton is the new Director of Public Health for Liverpool City Council. Matt lives in the city and takes up the role at a time of unprecedented challenge. Matt was previously the Director of Public Health at the neighbouring Merseyside borough of Sefton Council. Liverpool was the first council in the country to appoint … Read more
After a five year stint in prison, 38-year old Chris Brown turned his life around — vowing to give something back to the city he loves… “My name is Christopher Brown. I am a father of three from Liverpool and the founder of Holiday Hunger, a community interest company. My business is feeding the most … Read more
The COVID-19 crisis — and resulting national lockdown — has gifted all of us with more time to spend at home. And what better way to relax and escape the stresses and strains of the world than by dipping into a book — says Councillor Barbara Murray, the brains behind Liverpool’s 2020 Year of Reading. … Read more
Pat Evans is a born and bred Scouser who’s been working with Liverpool City Council since September 1981. She started out in the Social Services Juvenile Court Section, before moving onto the Register Office five years later. Registering deaths is a big part of the day job and Covid-19 has brought with it new challenges … Read more
My name is Simon Huthwaite and I am the Operations Manager for St Andrew’s Community Network. The network is the home of North Liverpool Foodbank. We provide three-day emergency food parcels to people in crisis across the north end of the city in partnership with the Trussell Trust. As I’m sure you can imagine, since … Read more
Food banks are sadly becoming an important – and vital – part of our communities in Liverpool. For the next 12 months, Liverpool City Council’s Communications team will be shining a spotlight on the most used food bank in our city. We want to chronicle the daily reality for thousands of men, women and children across Liverpool. … Read more
As Liverpool enters the 2020s, we take a look at the plans and schemes which are set to shape the city for the decade ahead. In many ways this is a pivotal year as a series of transformational developments are set to begin – or complete – which will transform Liverpool well into the 21st century. … Read more
Whilst still a relatively new phenomenon, the latest economic data is starting to shed a light on how the gig economy is manifesting itself within Liverpool. The world of work is changing Technological developments over the last decade have revolutionised how we all live, work and spend money. With nearly 80% of the population now … Read more
Is 2020 the right time for council’s to start using TikTok for marketing and resident engagement? The short answer is a definite yes but let me explain more. At Liverpool City Council we first toyed with using TikTok back in May 2019 but at the time it just didn’t feel like the right platform for our … Read more
Food banks are sadly becoming an important – and vital – part of our communities in Liverpool. For the next 12 months, Liverpool City Council’s Communications team will be shining a spotlight on the most used food bank in our city. We want to chronicle the daily reality for thousands of men, women and children … Read more
Food banks are sadly becoming an important – and vital – part of our communities. We want to chronicle the daily reality for thousands of men, women and children across Liverpool.