Liverpool City Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement of new local powers to tackle coronavirus outbreaks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that councils will get new powers from Saturday to force owners to shut pubs, cafes, shops and restaurants, close public places such as parks and cancel events. Permission will no longer be needed … Read more
All Hackney cabs in Liverpool should now take contactless card payments, making travelling across the city safer and more convenient. In April, the council’s Licensing Committee agreed to accept a proposal to make contactless card payments mandatory in all of the city’s 1,426-strong fleet of Hackney cabs. The move was to bring Liverpool in-line with … Read more
Coronavirus is with us for the foreseeable future. Liverpool’s Director of Public Health Matt Ashton explains why we all have to remain cautious to prevent a second wave. Over the last few months, we have all made considerable sacrifices in order to get the Covid-19 coronavirus infection rates down. Whether it’s not being able to … Read more
Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.
Liverpool City Council has written to every school in the city offering road safety measures to help maintain the improved air quality created by the Covid-19 lockdown.
New phase of roadworks takes value of on-site construction on Liverpool’s highways past £100m for the first time.
An increase in confirmed cases of young people with coronavirus in south Liverpool has led public health officials to warn that the illness can infect anyone, regardless of age. There have been around 30 cases in the area over the last fortnight, with half of them in people aged 15-24. The places affected include Belle … Read more
One of Liverpool’s most celebrated hospitality hot-spots is the next area to be transformed as part of the groundbreaking “Liverpool Without Walls” programme.
Following comments by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the spread of Coronavirus in care homes cabinet member for health and social care Cllr Paul Brant, has issued this statement: “On Monday (6 July), the prime minister made some comments which implied that care providers’ practices were responsible for the spread of coronavirus in care … Read more
Liverpool’s main civic buildings will be lit blue this evening as the city pays its respects to all those who have died from Covid-19.
Work is under way in Liverpool to avoid another large-scale local outbreak of COVID-19. Each local council across Cheshire and Merseyside has developed its own localized plan which takes into account factors including the number of confirmed cases, any impacted location or facility and the diversity and demographics of local populations. In recent weeks Test, … Read more
Surgeon Commander Rourke was born in Liverpool. He read Natural Sciences and Medicine at Cambridge University, graduating in 2002. He completed basic surgical training in Cambridge, Norwich and Edinburgh before returning to Merseyside in 2006 for specialty orthopaedic training. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2011 and in 2012 … Read more
Liverpool has set out an unprecedented £1.4bn plan to help boost the nation’s post-Covid recovery and preparations for a post-Brexit economy. The city has submitted a 178-page report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining how the city aims to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession, with a multi-layered programme which … Read more
With a busy weekend of football, Father’s Day and beautiful weather coming up, many people on Merseyside will be getting that first taste of ‘normality’, since Coronavirus restrictions were introduced in March this year. Although lockdown restrictions have begun to ease, a key challenge for the UK and indeed Merseyside is to navigate these changes … Read more
Officers are continuing to work alongside our local councils to urge the Merseyside public to continue acting responsibly and to avoid hosting and attending unlicensed events and illegal gatherings. We would like to thank the vast majority of you who are adhering to social distancing measures and protecting the wider community from the virus as … Read more
Schools in Liverpool have been advised they can start admitting children again – providing they have the capacity to do so safely. Headteachers have been contacted by Liverpool City Council to inform them that it is now considered safe for them to look at taking in pupils who are not the children of key workers. … Read more
Work has begun on installing Liverpool’s second pop-up cycle lane, connecting a historic park to the city’s main hospital.
A limited number of appointments are available at their base in St George’s Hall – but they have to be pre-booked online. If your baby was born on or before 29th March 2020, you can book an appointment to register the birth. Bookings can be made on our website. Appointments will be offered according to … Read more
Plans for a community bank to tackle financial inequality in Liverpool have taken a major step forward after its registration was given the green light by the financial regulator. Liverpool City Council has joined forces with local authorities in Wirral and Preston to create the not-for-profit enterprise – North West Mutual Ltd – which was … Read more
Test and Trace is a new service developed by the NHS to help people who develop symptoms of Coronavirus to be tested quickly. The service will also trace all recent close contacts of anyone who tests positive. The service is an added safety net when you start going out and about. This service will let … Read more