Kinship carers are being celebrated in Liverpool next week – and grandparents, relative or family friends bringing up someone else’s child are being urged to get involved. Kinship Carers Liverpool is the longest running and largest kinship care support group in the country, and established National Kinship Carers Week in Oct 2015 to raise awareness … Read more
A masterplan aimed at transforming the epicentre of Liverpool’s musical heritage is set to go out to public consultation later this month.
SERVICEMEN will be honoured next week (9 October), when their names are added to the Roll of Honour at Liverpool Town Hall. A total of 26 men who lost their lives in World War One will be added to the plaque in the Hall of Remembrance, with the inscription reading: “Their name liveth evermore”. Special … Read more
An arts project designed to inspire local communities to rediscover their local neighbourhoods and spend time stargazing is being launched across Liverpool City Region. Constellations Presents brings a different artist to Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral to present a work inspired by a specific constellation and its relationship to local stories. It … Read more
Sometimes it can seem as a city council we send out mixed messages. We talk about savings and austerity but then on the other hand we announce major investment projects or cultural events. Does it really add up? Today we’re going to try and untangle some of the complexities around this topic. We’re talking to … Read more
This factfile is updated regularly with data about Liverpool City Council’s budget, giving you an insight in to the challenges we face. Funding Liverpool City Council is funded in four main ways: • Government funding — 60% of total• Council Tax — 14% of total• Business rates — 15% of total• Other income — 11% of total Northern cities such as Liverpool, … Read more
We need to change the way we talk about ageing – that’s the pledge that Liverpool City Council will be making next week. On Tuesday 1 October, the UN’s International Day of Older Persons, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Gary Millar will join other local authority leaders in signing an open letter committing the city to … Read more
Liverpool City Council is to buy more than 55,000 sq metres of prime waterfront land at Kings Dock from Homes England for £1. A report to the council’s Cabinet tomorrow (Friday, 27 September) seeks approval to acquire the freehold interest for a nominal sum, to help trigger a new multi-million redevelopment programme. The purchase follows … Read more
Liverpool City Council is looking to officially adopt a policy which will safeguard the future of the city’s live music venues.
A LIVERPOOL cabbie who tried to con football fans into paying over the odds for a trip from Anfield back to their hotel has been hit with a hefty fine.
A light festival and extraordinary fireworks – a new-look River of Light is back for 2019, bigger and better than ever! From Friday 1 to Saturday 9 November the Liverpool waterfront will be transformed with light, colour and sound as ten incredible art commissions by some of the most exciting international light artists will be on … Read more
We’re talking about libraries – an emotive subject which sees fiercely protective instincts kick-in when the words ‘budget cuts’ and ‘libraries’ are used in the same sentence. We’re living in a time when the tide of austerity has not turned. This means we need to think differently about libraries and the service they offer to … Read more
Developer Elliot Group has completed the refurbishment of a listed Georgian terrace in Liverpool’s Canning neighbourhood following a blueprint agreed with Liverpool City Council. The nine properties, which form an L-shape along Percy Street and Upper Parliament Street, had remained empty since 2008 when they were last occupied as bedsits. After an open-market bidding process … Read more
BEATLES aficionados will come together at Liverpool’s Central Library for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of one of the world’s most iconic albums.
People living with dementia and their carers can find out more about the condition and the support services available at next week’s Liverpool Dementia Information Day. Organised as part of World Alzheimer’s Month, the free event, on Wednesday 25 September, will see a packed programme of speakers at the Conference Centre at LACE, as well … Read more
One of the most complex highway schemes ever seen in the UK is entering a critical new phase.
EVERY local authority football pavilion across Liverpool now has a life-saving defibrillator installed – as a legacy to a grassroots football legend. John Cantwell, 69, died in February 2018 while watching his son play football on the Joe Stone playing fields in Fazakerley. The dad-of-two, from Walton, began managing amateur football teams alongside his wife … Read more
An innovative giant living wall, part of a global effort to increase green space in city centres, has been approved by Liverpool City Council.
Liverpool City Council has entered into a new arrangement in the future control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).
Politicians of all parties on Liverpool City Council are uniting next week to call for urgent Government action to tackle the authority’s “perilous financial situation”. A special budget-themed meeting of all 90 elected members is being held at Liverpool Town Hall at 5pm on Wednesday 18 September to discuss an estimated £57.6 million gap in … Read more