The city will light up on Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Buildings across the city will turn red, white and blue to mark 75 years since Victory in Europe Day, when allied forces announced the surrender of Germany in Europe, ending the war in Europe. . The Royal Liver Building, Cunard … Read more
Liverpool City Council is set to trial a new style of potentially life-saving pedestrian crossings. A report to Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet, recommending the trials, has been approved and will see innovative pedestrian crossings installed at two collision hot-spots – Hanover Street/ Bold Street in the city centre and another, on a busy high street located on the … Read more
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
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has written a heartfelt thank-you to the 1,600-strong army of Liverpool volunteers who have offered to give up their time to help those in need in the city. In the email, he talks about how the outpouring of community spirit has made him ‘immensely proud’ and focuses on the essential … Read more
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region, has today (Wednesday, 15 April, 2020) announced that £400k of funding is being made available to provide immediate support to the city region’s vital Music, Film and TV industries as part of wider package of support that will be announced this week. Two key funds have been … Read more
Coronavirus is having an impact on every part of life, and the physical activity and sports industry – locally and nationally – is no exception. Sport England has announced a support package of up to £195 million to help the community sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing crisis, in addition to existing government … Read more
An incredible outpouring of community spirit has resulted in more than 3,000 people volunteering to become part of Liverpool’s ‘community army’ to help tackle the coronavirus challenge. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson set up the hotline just 13 days ago (20 March) and it was immediately inundated with pledges of help. The overwhelming response means … Read more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is going to affect everyone’s daily lives – regardless of age. Liverpool CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health service) is working with its partners across the city to ensure children, young people and families get the support they need during this time. The message is simple – despite the challenges coronavirus … Read more
Liverpool City Council has welcomed Arts Council England’s (ACE) decision to create an emergency fund worth £160m which will support people and organisations in our valued cultural sector Liverpool is a city renowned for its cultural offer which is worth around £3.3bn to the local economy and supports 38,000 jobs. The city council is encouraging … Read more
Many residents will be following the local and national advice around household isolation and social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This advice is in place to limit the spread of the virus and keep as many people as safe and well as possible. We know that there are vulnerable people in our … Read more
The council is making changes to city centre parking restrictions and blue badge applications in light of the latest government advice on Coronavirus. With immediate effect, restrictions on resident parking in the city centre are being suspended. This means those who live on streets where pay and display is usually in operation during the day … Read more
Liverpool City Council has closed all of the city’s libraries with immediate effect (as of Monday 23 March). The decision has been taken to ensure the health and wellbeing of both the public and members of staff. The book loan period has been indefinitely extended so that people who currently have books on loan will … Read more
The difficult decision has been made to cancel the River Festival. Here is a reaction from Director of Culture Liverpool, Claire McColgan MBE: “After careful consideration and following government guidance, we have made the difficult decision not to go ahead with this year’s River Festival which was due to take place along the waterfront from … Read more
To mark what would have been George Harrison’s 77th birthday (Tuesday 25 February), Liverpool City Council and the George Harrison Estate can proudly announce that a new memorial woodland in his honour will open in Liverpool. The George Harrison Woodland Walk, will be located in south Liverpool close to where George was born and grew … Read more
Liverpool is limbering up to encourage people to get active thanks to new physical activity funding. The city has been awarded £300,000 by Get Out Get Active – a national, ground-breaking project which aims to work with some of the least active communities or groups in the country, and give them the confidence to take … Read more
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales will visit Liverpool later this month in a demonstration of the Naval Service’s close ties with the city. The second of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers will arrive in the city on 28 February for a week-long visit packed with celebrations and engagement with the … Read more
Liverpool will be bringing in the Year of the Rat in style with celebrations set to take place in the heart of Europe’s oldest Chinatown. On Sunday 26 January, the Chinese New Year festivities will see traditional Chinese culture blended with modern performances to create must-see street, stage and music acts, aerial demonstrations, family workshops, … Read more
A group of talented graduates from Liverpool’s LMA have been awarded roles as part of the crew on new Netflix series The Irregulars. The production, for which filming is taking place at locations across the UK, including Liverpool, is set in Victorian London following a gang of troubled delinquent teens who are manipulated into solving … Read more
Liverpool Film Office has broken all records for the fourth consecutive year as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Latest figures show that, once again, it has been a bumper year for filming across the Liverpool City Region, with 324 different film and TV projects filming here, racking up an impressive 1,750 production days – 363 … Read more
The Duo behind Liverpool’s biggest ever free event have been awarded one of the top honours from Merseyside Police. Liverpool City Council’s Susan Lees and Jen Falding, who both work in the Culture Liverpool team, have received the prestigious, Chief Constable’s Commendation – for their role in organising the Giant spectacular, Liverpool’s Dream. The honour … Read more