Liverpool City Council has been awarded over £360,000 to fund a pioneering pilot that will support young people in Liverpool into employment. The Council is one of only 12 local authorities to bid successfully to be part of a national supported internship programme pilot. The pilot is for young people with special educational needs, or … Read more
Liverpool City Council Leader Cllr Liam Robinson and leaders of seven other major English councils yesterday wrote to the Prime Minster and Chancellor urging them to extend funding provided to local authorities by the Household Support Fund. Leaders of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield Councils, all part of the Core Cities … Read more
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in Liverpool? We’re currently recruiting residential workers for a new children’s home and we would love to hear from you! We’ve invested significantly to develop our own children’s homes and the first of these is set to open soon. … Read more
Hearing what residents think about Council-run services and the services they would like to see in the future is very important to us. And that includes listening to children and young people. Here, Cabinet Member for Employment, Educational Attainment and Skills Cllr Lila Bennett explains why the Liverpool Schools’ Parliament is such an important forum … Read more
Children and young people across Liverpool will once again be able to enjoy a programme of hundreds of FREE activities across the festive break. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme returns on Wednesday 27 December, with a huge choice of activities for children and young people from eligible families. As well as plenty of … Read more
AN INNOVATIVE Liverpool education project that supports some of the city’s most vulnerable children has won a teaching “Oscar” this weekend. The Liverpool HEARTS Project Team, which is led and funded by Liverpool City Council’s Virtual School in partnership with Hope School, received a prestigious gold Pearson National Teaching Award for its work to introduce … Read more
Remember the official Eurovision Song Contest 2023 branding which was emblazoned across Liverpool in the run up to those incredible two weeks in May? Well, it has now been transformed into the ultimate, must-have Eurovision host city merchandise. More than 100 flags and banners, which adorned key areas of the city centre, have had a … Read more
There are a number of seats allocated in the public gallery within the Town Hall for members of the public to attend the City Council Meeting on Wednesday 22 November. For safety reasons we may need to limit numbers. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting can request a ticket by emailing … Read more
FROM next Monday south Liverpool will become home to the city’s second Family Hub Network. Building on the success of the first Family Hub Network which opened in July, the second of five hubs will be officially launched at Speke Children’s Centre, Conleach Road, on 20 November. The hub will serve the following wards: Speke, … Read more
Liverpool’s Good Food Plan partnership has been awarded a prestigious Sustainable Food Places award. The Good Food Plan, which has a driving vision of “Good Food for All” was launched in October 2021 and is led by Feeding Liverpool and Liverpool City Council, further supported by partners across the public, private and voluntary sector. The … Read more
Cllr Ruth Bennett, Cabinet Member for Finances, Resources and Transformation, explains how we’re meeting the challenge of providing better customers services whilst reducing call volumes The Customer Service Team’s core ambition is to making sure that we provide a convenient online service for those that can do things for themselves, so that we can concentrate … Read more
LIVERPOOL will become home to a new secondary school after the Department for Education approved plans to open a new free school. Star Academies will open the 800-place Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy for pupils aged 11-18 and it is one of 15 new schools nationally approved under the government’s free schools programme. The multi-academy trust … Read more
Cllr Ruth Bennett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation, explains now improving customer service is a vital part of our transformation journey. Liverpool City Council’s Contact Centre takes a huge volume of calls every year. In 2023-24 alone, based on trends from previous years, we are expecting to take nearly 850,000 … Read more
Liverpool City Council has been criticised by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for its handling of Freedom of Information requests. A Practice Recommendation has been issued by the ICO regarding the Council’s low FOI response rate and the failure to respond to all requests within 20 working days. The City Council has already put an … Read more
Liverpool’s film studio is getting a theatrical make-over as it prepares to welcome one of the world’s biggest movie stars. The Depot, located off Edge Lane, will be transformed into a custom-built theatre as it hosts the premiere of a brand new production of Macbeth, starring award-winning actor Ralph Fiennes who will play the ruthless … Read more
A new cohort of talented music makers from across Liverpool City Region has been enrolled in one of the country’s leading talent development programmes. Celebrating its tenth year, LIMF Academy has proudly unveiled its class of 2023/24 – with the seven recruits now joining an elite initiative, as they are guided and supported in to … Read more
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death and illness in the UK. It is a key factor in people developing heart disease, strokes, cancer, dementia and lung disease. The good news is that rates of smoking in Liverpool are decreasing. Over the past seven years, the number of people with the habit has dropped … Read more
THREE Liverpool parks have picked up a national award. Sefton Park and Stanley Park have both retained the coveted ‘Green Flag’ status – for the 16th year in a row, while Chavasse Park has received the prize for the 11th successive year. The awards have been won following a mystery shop-style visit to assess numerous … Read more
Budding book worms are being encouraged to exercise their imaginations and take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Libraries across Liverpool are supporting the free campaign which challenges youngsters to set themselves a reading goal, and collect special stickers and rewards along the way. Although not compulsory to follow, this year’s theme for any … Read more
A local Liverpool supermarket has been fined almost £6,000 after putting the health of its customers at risk. Sun Market Liverpool on Prescot Road, has been fined after pleading guilty to breaching four food safety and hygiene regulations. During an inspection on 6 December 2021, the City Council’s Environmental Health officers found the premises infested … Read more