Green Liverpool projects chosen for climate challenge award
A series of greening projects to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool have been awarded funding from a European-wide climate grant.
Environment
Spring Clean campaign launches to Keep Liverpool Tidy
Liverpool City Council is rolling out a £4.6m investment boost to improve cleanliness around the city.
Unique play area restored to former glory
Liverpool’s first fully accessible children’s play area – in Croxteth Country Park – has reopened.
Revamp of historic Ropewalks District completed
A major makeover to Liverpool’s historic Ropewalks District has been completed.
Graffiti vandals that caused £2million damage are sentenced
Liverpool City Council welcomes the sentencing of a group of graffiti vandals who caused an estimated £2m of damage to hundreds of properties and the rail network.
Expert team appointed to shape new Festival Gardens neighbourhood
Liverpool City Council has appointed a multi-disciplinary team of placemaking experts to help create a new neighbourhood next to the city’s Festival Gardens.
BLOG: Why our safety first approach worked for Bonfire Night
If you asked me to sum up this year’s Bonfire Night, I’ve got one word: Relief, writes Cllr Laura Robertson-Collins, Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods.
BLOG: Bonfire Night has become a fortnight-long fight for safety
We have a Bonfire Night problem in Liverpool – and it needs tackling head on, writes Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods.
Have your say on next steps for active travel in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation to inform how and where the city invests in new infrastructure that will encourage people to walk and cycle more often.
Council to explore street scene and waste collection proposals
Liverpool City Council is considering bringing the city’s street scene and waste collection operation back into the Council’s full control.
Liverpool outlines roadmap to reduce car usage in climate change battle
Liverpool City Council is to set out its key transport priorities for the next four years as part of its ambition to achieve Carbon net-zero status.
Liverpool City Council among finalists for global climate award
Liverpool City Council is among one of seventeen outstanding organisations delivering innovative climate solutions that have reached the finals of the prestigious 2023 Ashden Awards.
Revamp of ‘magical’ active travel corridor completed!
The completion of the first major upgrade to one of Liverpool’s key active travel corridors has been hailed as “a game-changer” for the city’s population.
Recycled landfill soil breathes new life into forgotten green lung
One of Liverpool’s forgotten green lungs – regenerated from the recycled soil of a former landfill site – will be opened to the public today (Monday, 7 August).
BLOG: How planning led to pleasure – an apprentice’s tale
James Lau, Assistant Engineer in our Highways and Transportation team, reflects on how the apprenticeship levy led to a ‘wheelie-good’ change of fortune in his career.
Beginners boost for Liverpool’s cycling revolution
An underused concrete amphitheatre has been transformed into Liverpool’s first purpose-built children’s learn-to-ride facility.
Council seeks to transform delivery of key services
Liverpool City Council is set to implement a new Neighbourhood Model to fundamentally transform the way it delivers frontline services for the people of the city.
Mersey residents reminded not to put batteries in bins
Local residents are being urged to stop putting batteries in their bins, as they can cause fires and pollute the environment.
Property management companies prosecuted for failing to remove waste
Liverpool City Council has prosecuted two companies for their failure to clear waste at privately rented properties.
Funding boost to tackle sticky issue of chewing gum
Liverpool City Council is to target gum and reduce gum littering this summer, thanks to a grant from the UK’s Chewing Gum Task Force.