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Kirkdale Customer Hub is open for business

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Kirkdale Customer Hub

Liverpool City Council has opened its very first customer hub marking the start of its new-look one stop shop service. The new customer hub is temporarily in the former Kirkdale One Stop Shop building, 101 Walton Road, L4 4AG. It will move to its new home in Spellow Library in early 2022 following refurbishment work. … Read more

BLOG: 2021 Census – why should you fill it in?

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Sunday 21st March marks a once-in-a-decade moment – the 2021 Census. Why should you stand up and, quite literally, be counted?  Happening every 10 years, the Census is a national survey completed by everyone resident in the UK. It asks about who lives in each household, their ages, occupations, education, country of birth and health among a wide range of … Read more

BLOG: Becoming a foster carer during a pandemic

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Chris and Amanda have been foster carers with Liverpool City Council since March 2020.  They decided to start off supporting children and young people on a part-time basis, but the Covid-19 pandemic encouraged them to become full-time foster carers. Amanda says her work in mental health was a deciding factor. “Working in mental health, I … Read more

BLOG: Fostering and Lockdown

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Phil Watson and his family have been fostering for Liverpool City Council since 2010. Phil is also a fostering recruitment officer for Liverpool City Council Fostering Service. Here, he writes about his experience of fostering and lockdowns… I wonder what you’ve missed most in lockdown? Whatever your situation, I’m sure your life has been limited … Read more

BLOG: Covid-19 and the impact on domestic abuse victims

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Angela Clarke has worked in the domestic abuse sector for over 20 years, as a front line professional.  She offers services for victims and more recently has become the strategic lead for domestic abuse at Liverpool City Council.  Here, she talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on victims. Reducing domestic abuse is a key … Read more

Ten top recycling tips

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It’s National Recycle Week and Liverpool City Council’s Recycle Improvement Team has revealed its top tips for improving how much you recycle, and reducing how much general waste you produce.  Here’s their top ten – how many are you doing already?! Don’t buy single-use plastic bottles, drink from a re-usable container instead Don’t put shredded … Read more

Further Liverpool libraries to reopen

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Liverpool Central Library

THREE community libraries in Liverpool will be reopening from today, Monday 10 August. After the successful reopening of Central Library on 13 July, three further libraries will be opening their doors to the public once again: Norris Green Library, Townsend Avenue, L11 5AF Open Monday, Tuesday and Friday – 10am-3pm Spellow Library, County Road, L4 … Read more

Register Office Reopening for Births

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A limited number of appointments are available at their base in St George’s Hall – but they have to be pre-booked online. If your baby was born on or before 29th March 2020, you can book an appointment to register the birth. Bookings can be made on our website. Appointments will be offered according to … Read more

The Renaissance of Civil Society

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Steve Hawkins is the chief executive of Local Solutions https://www.localsolutions.org.uk/ , a charity that has been part of Liverpool life since 1974 offering services to our vulnerable and disadvantaged residents. In 2013, Local Solutions was added to the Freedom Roll of Associations and Institutions of the City of Liverpool. Here, Steve reflects on how his organisation has … Read more

Our message to victims of domestic abuse: You are not alone

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You do not have to suffer from domestic abuse during lock-down… This is the message from organisations across Liverpool today at the start of a campaign aimed at letting everyone know that even though we are in isolation, help is always available. Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and others across the city have joined forces … Read more

Council urges caution when recycling centres re-open

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ENVIRONMENTAL chiefs in Liverpool are urging the public to only use the city’s two Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) if absolutely necessary when they re-open on Monday (May 4) amid fears there could be long delays and heavy traffic. The message is – only use the recycling centres if it is essential that you dispose of waste and … Read more

New guidance for waste disposal during outbreak

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Liverpool City Council has issued new guidance on how to dispose of some types of waste items during the coronavirus outbreak. Following government guidance, any household where there is someone with coronavirus symptoms is now asked to dispose of their waste differently to help limit the spread of the virus. Personal waste, such as used … Read more

Council issues fly-tipping warning following an increase in incidents

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Refuse and street cleansing workers with Liverpool City Council are urging residents to be considerate with their waste following an upsurge in fly-tipping and in the city over the weekend.  The city council’s cleansing partner Liverpool Streetscene Services Ltd (LSSL) sent out extra crews over the weekend to help deal with illegally-tipped waste, which included white … Read more