Mayor Joe Anderson is writing to people seeking asylum in Liverpool to outline how they can access support and advice about COVID-19. In the letter, which is being sent to around 1,400 people housed in the city who are awaiting a decision on their application or appeal, he writes: “Liverpool has always been an international … Read more
Liverpool’s thousands of school staff have received a ‘thank you’ message from education chiefs in the city. Director of Children and Young People Services, Steve Reddy and Cllr Barbara Murray, Cabinet member for education, have written to thank them for their hard work and support over the last three months. Many staff have been involved … Read more
Liverpool is bidding to become one of the first UK cities to be a Child Friendly City, in partnership with Unicef UK. The council recently held a virtual Q&A session which gave young people the chance to hear first-hand about the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss their thoughts with key decision makers, … Read more
A special £4m fund is to be established to pay for a vast network of temporary cycle lanes in Liverpool.
COVID-19 changed lives overnight. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson believes it is a catalyst for bold action to change the way the city lives in the future… The pain, suffering and the grief we have shared over the last few months has been hard for us all to witness and most of us will have … Read more
The new NHS Test and Trace service has launched across England.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is today announcing a new £450,000 project to help reimagine spaces in Liverpool in an outdoor European style. Working with Liverpool BID Company – which supports 1,500 businesses in the city centre – and the Chamber of Commerce, as well as with a collection of creatives and designers, the fund … Read more
Mayor Joe Anderson is welcoming news that Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has begun recruiting frontline health and social care workers to take part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. Due to the expertise of LSTM’s Respiratory Clinical Research Group, and working in collaboration with the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), the Liverpool University Hospitals … Read more
Public health officials in Liverpool are advising smokers to quit to reduce the risks of severe symptoms if they get COVID-19. They are joining calls from the Chief Medical Officer and Public Health England with the message: there has never been a more important time for local smokers to quit, to protect themselves and others. … Read more
Liverpool’s most famous ship has been given a stunning multi-coloured makeover as a special salute to all those heroic key-workers who are helping the city through the coronavirus outbreak.
Liverpool has joined other local authorities in Merseyside to call for members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to stay home as much as possible, in light of national changes to the UK’s Coronavirus response. The move comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an easing of the UK lockdown, due to the … Read more
Paul has been a photographer based in Liverpool since 1977, starting out as a young assistant with Photoflex, based on Bostock Street. In 2008 Paul was the principal photographer for the Grosvenor book ‘Liverpool One: Remaking a City Centre’ and ‘Liverpool: Shaping the City’, a book commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Paul … Read more
Schools in Liverpool will only be open to the pupils of key workers and vulnerable children from the start of June. Director of Children and Young People’s Services, Steve Reddy, is today writing to parents via schools to tell them that the council does not expect schools to reopen to any other year groups at … Read more
People in Liverpool are being advised to follow new government guidance in relation to wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. New advice published this week by the government recommends the public consider wearing face coverings in shops, on Merseyrail trains and on buses to help reduce the … Read more
Mayor Joe Anderson is “minded to resist” plans to reopen primary schools to some year groups due to safety concerns from parents and teaching unions. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last Sunday that the government was looking at a phased return from 1 June, with reception, year one and year six pupils going back first, … Read more
A vast network of temporary cycle lanes are to be introduced in Liverpool to help kick-start the city’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A “scandalous” cut in financial support to Liverpool’s attempt to tackle the Covid-19 crisis will costs lives, according to the city’s Mayor.