Liverpool will mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January with a special service at the Town Hall. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Stand Together’, marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenhau and 25 years since the genocide in Bosnia. During the service, Lord Mayor, Cllr Anna Rothery, will light a … Read more
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor has been named in a prestigious list of women making a difference in their communities and raising awareness of gender equality. Councillor Anna Rothery, the city’s first black Lord Mayor, is included in the Power List released by Northern Power Women. It celebrates women who challenge the norm and use their influence … Read more
A book of remembrance for people to sign to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau is on display at Liverpool Town Hall. The book, which has been signed by Lord Mayor, Cllr Anna Rothery, Mayor Joe Anderson and Alderman Eddie Clein, President of Merseyside Jewish Representative Council, is on display up to … Read more
THE Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool has been nominated to receive the city’s highest civic honour. The Right Reverend Tom Williams, who has served in the city for almost half a century, is set to receive Freedom of the City of Liverpool. He was born off Scotland Road and was ordained priest in the city’s Metropolitan … Read more
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has hosted a special afternoon tea to celebrate young adults with additional needs taking up paid employment opportunities across the city. Through the European Social Fund (ESF) Ways to Work Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) Programme, the council’s ILM Special Educational Needs Disabilities (SEND) Team have worked closely with eight young … Read more
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool is writing to 201 of the city’s businesses asking them to donate £1,000 each to her charities. Councillor Anna Rothery is launching the ‘201 Club’ fundraising drive at the Town Hall on Tuesday 12 November in a bid to secure money for the good causes she is backing this year. … Read more
LIVERPOOL will fall silent on Sunday 10 November when the Annual Service of Remembrance takes place at St George’s Hall.
Liverpool’s first black Lord Mayor has been named ‘political figure of the year’ at the Ethnicity Awards – in a field which also featured some of the country’s best known politicians. Councillor Anna Rothery beat off competition from an impressive shortlist which included Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and MP David Lammy. The Lord Mayor, … Read more
SERVICEMEN will be honoured next week (9 October), when their names are added to the Roll of Honour at Liverpool Town Hall. A total of 26 men who lost their lives in World War One will be added to the plaque in the Hall of Remembrance, with the inscription reading: “Their name liveth evermore”. Special … Read more
Liverpool is marking Merchant Navy Day on Sunday 1 September with a special service and wreath laying. The day is the annual celebration of the British Merchant Navy, to celebrate and raise awareness of past, present and future Mechant Navy seafarers, as well as remembering the 36,000 who died at sea during World War Two. … Read more
An event to launch the memoirs of Sir Bert Massie CBE DL, will be held in Liverpool Town Hall on 25th June. The event, which will be hosted by The Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson OBE, will pay tribute to the life and work of Sir Bert, Vice Chairman and long-standing Trustee of Local Solutions and a key figure in the disability rights movement.
Liverpool will officially be flying the flag for Armed Forces Day from Monday 24 June. Monday marks the start of Armed Forces Week and, as is now traditional, the Armed Forces Day flag will be flown from the Town Hall. This year, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Peter Brennan will be joined by Lieutenant Colonel … Read more
Attention! Liverpool is preparing to salute its Armed Forces community in style this year as it launches its best-ever Armed Forces Week. Not only will civic buildings be lit up red, white and blue from 24-30 June, Liverpool City Council’s culture team has been working with businesses and organisations in the city to offer serving … Read more
Civic buildings across Liverpool will be lit red, white and blue on Thursday, to mark the 75th anniversary of the ‘turning of the tide’ in World War Two. The city will also pay tribute to all those men and women who took part in the Normandy Landings of June 6, 1944, with a special service … Read more
Dust off your morning suit and get ready to buy a fancy hat, because Liverpool St George’s Hall is about to make matrimonial history with a first-ever marriage on the iconic Minton tiled floor. The team at St George’s have thrown out an invitation to all couples planning their big day to enter a special … Read more
COMPASSION and a sense of duty will be the hallmarks of the new Lord Mayor of Liverpool’s year of office – and it’s all thanks to his Mam. Cllr Peter Brennan will be sworn in at a ceremony at the Town Hall this Wednesday, 22 May 2019, and will dedicate his 12 months in the … Read more
A PERMANENT memorial to the Merchant Navy heroes of the Battle of the Atlantic was unveiled by the Lord Mayor at Liverpool Town Hall this week. A plaque bearing the names of some of the 3,500 vessels that were lost from the merchant fleet now has a permanent home in the city. It will also … Read more
The countdown to Armed Forces Week 2019 has begun – and this year in Liverpool it’s set to be bigger and better than ever.
Community leaders, artists, performers and representatives from Liverpool’s many faith groups will join together this week for a special celebration of city pride and solidarity.
The open-air event, to be held at St George’s Plateau on Thursday 25 April will see a host of artists and contributors come together for songs, spoken word and performances all paying tribute to Liverpool’s unique tradition of unity.
Liverpool is to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy by creating a temporary memorial in the city centre.