Consultation launched on curbing conversion of homes to HMOs
Liverpool City Council has launched a major public consultation exercise on limiting the practice of converting smaller homes into houses for multiple occupation.
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Statement by Deputy Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Wendy Simon
As Deputy Mayor of Liverpool, I would like to reassure you that the City Council is concentrating on creating a path of recovery through the Covid crisis.
Gift Appeal aims to bring Christmas joy to vulnerable young people
Liverpool residents are being asked to show their legendary generosity to make sure that some of our city’s most vulnerable young people have a present to open this Christmas.
Liverpool Film Office spends Time with acclaimed trio of talent
Liverpool Film Office is supporting celebrated local writer Jimmy McGovern’s return to primetime series drama.
Businesses invited to take up Covid incentive scheme
Businesses in Liverpool are being invited to take part in a unique Covid testing incentive scheme for residents.
“Hollywood of the North” gets studio planning boost
Liverpool City Council has received planning approval to create the city’s first purpose built film and high-end TV stages.
£22m revamp of The Strand enters new phase
Work on a radical redesign of one of Liverpool’s most famous roads is to enter a new phase this week – with festive shoppers being asked to make allowances in their journey.
Bus Gate for key city centre corridor
Cars will be banned from a major road in the heart of Liverpool city centre from tomorrow (Monday, 30 November).
BLOG: Chasing the virus out of the city is not good enough – we have to keep it out!
Director of Public Health, Matthew Ashton, warns we can’t let our guard down despite today’s good news.
Liverpool in Tier 2 – Mayoral statement
If someone had told me six weeks ago Liverpool would be the first Tier 3 city to be made a Tier 2 city by the start of December, I’d have called that a good result.
Liverpool City Council launches Christmas Card competition
Liverpool schoolchildren are being invited to get creative and help spread festive cheer throughout the city.
Covid-19 test pilot “thank you”
Open letter on UK pilot of Covid testing – thanking the people of Liverpool
All ages now able to get COVID-19 test
Liverpool’s coronavirus mass testing programme is now available to children of any age, as well as adults.
New guidance for people previously shielding from Covid
The government has issued new guidance to clinically vulnerable people who need to shield from Covid-19.
Boost for Baltic in bid for new train station and park
A new masterplan for one of the UK’s creative hot-spots has been endorsed – which could soon lead to Liverpool’s first new train station and public park of the 21st century.
Gyms and indoor sports facilities can reopen from Saturday 24 October
The Government is to allow gyms, indoor sports facilities, fitness and dance studios in Liverpool and the wider city region to reopen from Saturday 24 October. They were included in Tier 3 restrictions which came into force on Wednesday 14 October in a bid to drive down COVID-19 infection rates. However, local leaders successfully argued … Read more
NW Hotels call for Covid rescue plan
Hoteliers across Liverpool and the North West have made an urgent plea to government for an economic rescue plan to save the sector from collapse.
Liverpool City Region in Tier 3 restrictions – your questions answered
The whole of the North West is now in the highest category for Covid-19 restrictions, to try and bring down the number of Coronavirus cases. A week ago (Weds 14th) Liverpool City Region moved into Tier 3. Two days later (Fri 16th) Lancashire moved into this category and today (Weds 20th) it was announced that … Read more
City demands Covid answers from Government
Liverpool is demanding urgent answers from government on the Covid-19 crisis.
Radical revamp of Lime Street begins!
A major gateway into Liverpool is to undergo a radical revamp from today – Monday, 19 October.