Covid-19

COVID-19 testing centres

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Liverpool City Council and its partners continue to take proactive community-focused steps to control the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the city. Testing facilities are now available in the community: PAL Multicultural Centre: 68A Mulgrave St, L8 2TF, 10am-4pm There is no need to pre-book an appointment for these two centres. Learn more about … Read more

A Sailor Surgeon’s Experience of Covid 19

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Surgeon Commander Rourke was born in Liverpool. He read Natural Sciences and Medicine at Cambridge University, graduating in 2002. He completed basic surgical training in Cambridge, Norwich and Edinburgh before returning to Merseyside in 2006 for specialty orthopaedic training. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2011 and in 2012 … Read more

Liverpool Submits £1.4BN COVID-19 Recovery Plan To No 10

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Liverpool has set out an unprecedented £1.4bn plan to help boost the nation’s post-Covid recovery and preparations for a post-Brexit economy. The city has submitted a 178-page report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining how the city aims to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession, with a multi-layered programme which … Read more

Love Your Liverpool

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Love Your Liverpool

Shoppers planning on heading in to Liverpool city centre next week are being urged to think carefully before making the decision and plan their journey. From Monday 15 June all non-essential retailers have been given the green light to reopen their doors, and it is expected that many will take the opportunity to do so … Read more

2021 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games Postponed

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Echo Arena and Conference Centre of a day time

The 2021 Special Olympics GB National Summer Games, scheduled to take place in Liverpool next August 2021, are to be postponed. The difficult decision was made by the 2021 National Summer Games Board after careful consideration of the ever-changing Covid-19 situation and in full consultation with a wide range of key stakeholders including the Special … Read more

Liverpool Life After Lockdown

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A leading Liverpool academic has called for the city to be confident, optimistic and realistic as it looks ahead to life after lockdown. Professor Michael Parkinson, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Civic Engagement at the University of Liverpool, was speaking on Liverpool City Council’s Mersey Waves podcast, talking about how Covid-19 will change the city … Read more

Mayor pays tribute to council employee

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Mayor Joe Anderson and Chief Executive Tony Reeves have led tributes today to council employee Carol Challoner from the Leaving Care Team in Children and Young People’s Services, who has died after contracting Covid-19. Mayor Joe Anderson said: “Carol was a dedicated, hard-working and popular colleague, who served our city for 17 years and played … Read more

LIMF 2020 cancelled

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LIMF crowd shot

The award winning Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF), which was set to return to Sefton Park in July, will not take place this year. The LIMF team has made a statement today, expressing their sadness at the decision.which has had to be made due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full statement here: We’re sorry to announce … Read more

A statement about 5G and coronavirus

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Liverpool City Council would like to reassure people regarding rumours concerning the coronavirus and 5G.  There is no credible evidence of a link between 5G and coronavirus. NHS Director Stephen Powis has condemned the misinformation, calling it “complete and utter rubbish. It is nonsense – the worst kind of fake news”. Mr Powis went on … Read more

Photo Essay 22 – 28 March 2020

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As the nation comes to terms with the far-reaching implications of our cities, town and villages under near lockdown, staff at Liverpool City Council were working furiously behind the scenes to manage the impact of Covid-19 on its services and staff whilst ensuring children of key workers could get to school and that its most … Read more