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BLOG: My allotment and me. A teenage love affair that keeps on growing…
I’ve always loved being outside and have always been interested in gardening. My great-grandad was a keen gardener and we think I inherited his green fingers.
BLOG: I hope my Vogue accolade inspires others to dream big, break down barriers and achieve
As young girls, part of growing up is gazing at the glossy magazines, dreaming about the world the women featured in its colourful pages, live in.
Rugby League World Cup hope for city in 2022
Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and the UK Government have announced their intention to stage the flagship event in the international Rugby League calendar in 2022.
Flower Streets to blossom with launch of safety fund
A new safety fund programme for the “Flower Streets” of North Liverpool will host its first event today (Friday, 23 July).
World Heritage Taskforce responds to UNESCO deletion
Liverpool’s World Heritage Taskforce has given its official response to the decision to delete Liverpool’s World Heritage status.
Green waste collection suspended due to Covid impact on staff
Liverpool City Council is to suspend garden waste collections due to a spike in Covid-19 related absences.
Liverpool calls for more catch-up funding for schools
Liverpool City Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for more funding to help pupils catch-up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The letter to Boris Johnson, from Cabinet member for Education, Employment and Skills, Cllr Tomas Logan, was requested by the council’s Education and Skills select committee. Members passed a motion … Read more
City Council to resolve stalled highways schemes
Liverpool City Council is set to appoint a number of highways contractors to complete five schemes which had stalled.
Liverpool city council appoints interim development chief
Liverpool City Council has appointed Mark Bousefield to lead on city development for the next 12 months.
New report outlines £1.5bn boost to Liverpool’s World Heritage Site
A new report has been published outlining the progress made to conserve, protect and celebrate Liverpool’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Food Insecurity Task Force announces development of Liverpool’s ‘Good Food Plan’
Residents and community organisations are invited to take part in the research, mapping and listening phase of the project. Liverpool’s Food Insecurity Task Force has announced the development of Liverpool’s Good Food Plan, a strategy to create a city “where everyone can eat good food.” The actions in Liverpool’s ‘Good Food Plan’ – slated to … Read more
Government decision on Best Value interventions announced
The Government has announced the full package of interventions for Liverpool City Council, following the Best Value inspection earlier this year.
May we meet up?
As part of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, from Monday 17 May we will see a further easing of Coronavirus restrictions in England. Up to six people – or two households can now meet indoors, with overnight stays allowed Care home residents will be allowed up to five named visitors Groups of up to … Read more
Council sets out response to Best Value report
Liverpool City Council has formally set out its response to the recently published Best Value inspection. The city council was invited by the Secretary of State for Local Government, Robert Jenrick, MP, to respond to the BVI report, led by Max Caller, and his proposed package of interventions by Monday, 24 May. The council’s response … Read more
Liverpool’s historic City Halls launch pioneering new booking system
Spurred on by the challenges of the past year, Liverpool’s commitment to becoming the most exciting city in the UK – both on-street and online – has never been stronger. In a clear reflection of that intent, three of the city’s most iconic buildings have now joined forces to embrace a pioneering new booking system … Read more
Warm words from Acting Mayor, Cllr Wendy Simon
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet met for its final session of the current municipal year this morning. Led one final time by outgoing Acting Mayor, Wendy Simon, here are just some of the decisions given the greenlight on what was a packed agenda: Funding from the Arts Council to support Liverpool’s cultural recovery The expansion of … Read more
Lord Mayor writes to express city’s sorrow at the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Anna Rothery, has written to The Queen to convey the city’s condolences following the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
BLOG: Looking back on a year since lockdown
It has been a year since Liverpool entered lockdown for the first time – Director of Public Health Matthew Ashton reflects on 12 months of dealing with the worst pandemic in a century. If we have to start anywhere when writing about the last 12 months, it has to be thinking about the 1,300 people … Read more
Liverpool to limit rise of “HMO” conversions
Liverpool City Council is to limit the practice of converting smaller homes into houses for multiple occupation (HMOs).