Sugar tax to boost mental and physical activity in schools
Schools in Liverpool are to get more than half a million pounds to spend on improving physical and mental health – funded by the sugar tax.
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Drive to complete air quality plan
A huge traffic monitoring exercise is to be carried out next month as part of the development of Liverpool’s city-wide air quality plan.
Jayne’s on her bike!
Jayne Rodgers is on a mission…
And that mission is to get more people in Liverpool geared up to the tandem benefits of two-wheeled transport and the city’s great open spaces.
Keeping it simple to keep families safe
Thousands of families in Liverpool are to benefit from a new internationally renowned approach to tackling child welfare concerns.
The Dutch Barn: beating the winter blues
A Liverpool City Council-backed project is opening the door to emotional health and wellbeing support for the whole community.
Work Begins at New Rutherford Diagnostics Headquarters in Liverpool
Work began today on one of the most advanced healthcare diagnostic centres to be built in the UK.
Mental health support teams to be established
A team of mental health support specialists is to be established in Liverpool schools after the city secured almost £2.5 million from the Government.
Winter tips to keep you healthy over the cold spell
Read our advice on staying well during cold weather – and how you can help others
Hardship fund hard at work
CASH from a special fund set up by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson is making sure that children from deprived backgrounds get a decent meal during the school holidays.
Online safety is a click away
School Improvement Liverpool welcomed over 100 delegates to their North West Safeguarding Conference, bringing together national and local experts as well as leaders in safeguarding and child protection. The regional conference has brought together many highly regarded keynote speakers, exhibitors and a range of workshops, to consider modern day safeguarding issues and ways to approach … Read more
City council creates street lifestyles team in pilot project to reduce begging
LIVERPOOL City Council has put together a team to offer extra help to reduce street begging and address associated anti-social behaviour in the city centre.
Five-fold increase in families affected by Benefit Cap
Analysis by Liverpool City Council shows that an additional 710 families will be affected by the Government’s lowering of the Benefit Cap – and there are fears some could lose their homes as a result.
Landmark medical deal for Knowledge Quarter
The Northern HQ of a Royal College is to be based in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter.
Official talks on landlord licensing underway
Opinion Research Services (ORS) to carry out 12-week, independent consultation on issue, starting on 24 March.
New vision for Garston
City to unveil 15-year plan to drive forward economic regeneration of Garston Village.
‘City Bike’ is city’s bike!
City Bike chosen by public as the official name of Liverpool’s cycle hire scheme.
Liverpool unites with others to tackle social exclusion
Liverpool has united with other cities, towns and boroughs across the country in a new national network to tackle issues of social inequality.
Landlords show they are a CLASS act
Liverpool’s CLASS accreditation scheme for landlords reaches impressive milestone.
Five-star ratings on hygiene
A scheme to rate food outlets’ hygiene standards has been hailed a success as big improvements were noted in its first year of operation.
City turns blue to highlight autism
Liverpool is to become the first English city to light up its buildings blue to raise awareness of autism