After a ‘splashing’ summer holiday success, free swimming for kids is back for the October half term. From Monday 24 to Sunday 30 October, children aged 16 and under will be able to swim for free at all seven Lifestyles pool, which are: Alsop Aquatics at Wavertree Austin Rawlinson Ellergreen Everton Park Garston Park Road … Read more
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Roy Gladden, has reached out to his Scottish civic counterpart to express his commiserations around the Eurovision decision. Earlier this month, Liverpool pipped Glasgow to the post to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. Writing to Glasgow’s Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren, Liverpool’s Lord Mayor thanked … Read more
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Roy Gladden, has written to the Mayor of Odesa to express his pride that the city will represent Ukraine by hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Liverpool was announced as the host city one week ago, and after the win, the Lord Mayor penned a letter to the Mayor … Read more
There’s just one week to go until Liverpool’s Waterfront is illuminated once again with an incredibly popular FREE outdoor art gallery. For 17 nights from Friday 21 October to Sunday 6 November, River Of Light will play host to a series of artworks created by local, national and international artists – all on the theme … Read more
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 has announced a free, interactive Fan Zone to be hosted in the Exhibition Centre Liverpool (Hall A) at the M&S Bank Arena for the duration of the Championships, which begin on 29 October and run until 6 November. The Fan Zone, which is open to both ticket holders and … Read more
A recreation of the solar system is coming to Liverpool! Our Place in Space is an 8.1km trail which will launch on Friday 14 October and run until Sunday 6 November. Beginning on Church Street in the heart of the city centre and running along the riverside all the way to Otterspool, Our Place in … Read more
Following the announcement that Liverpool will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, the Mayor of Odesa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, has sent his congratulations to the people of the city: Dear Liverpudlians, It is a matter of great pleasure to know that the bid of Liverpool, our sister city, to host the Eurovision … Read more
The Eurovision spotlight is set to shine on Liverpool after it was announced the city will be the UK host city for the world-famous competition. The European Broadcast Union (EBU) and the BBC have whittled the competition down from 20 cities, and today announced that Liverpool will host the event on behalf of Ukraine in … Read more
Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson and Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram, have written to the Minister of Arts, Rt. Hon. Stuart Andrew MP, to emphasise how passionate the city is about hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. In the letter, they explain how important the visitor economy is … Read more
ALMOST 600 children and young people in Liverpool are being supported to #GetConnected thanks to a partnership with Liverpool City Council and London Grid for Learning. The council has partnered with LGfL since 2016 to provide broadband to 73 of the city’s schools and now the council has received 590 brand new Chromebooks from LGfL … Read more
Let’s talk about race – that’s the message from partners who are bringing Liverpool’s Black History Month to life in October. Arts, heritage, culture and community activists working with Culture Liverpool for the last 10 months have curated a varied and stimulating programme of events which not only explore the past but look ahead to … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet will meet for its September meeting on Friday (23 September), at 10am at the Town Hall. This meeting is open to the public, but if you can’t attend, and want to follow all the action, the Communications team will be live blogging throughout the meeting on Liverpool Express. It’s a packed … Read more
CHILDREN in care who entered an art competition earlier this year are getting ready to see professional recreations of their work. The Stand By Me art competition, organised by Liverpool City Council’s Fostering Service, asked children and young people to create artworks showing the people in their lives who stand by them. Now local artist … Read more
The next meeting of the City Council takes place tomorrow (Wednesday, 21 September) at 5.05pm. Just before the meeting’s main business, where all elected members will be in the council chamber at the Town Hall, there will be a City Council Extraordinary Meeting, where it is expected that three nominations for civic honours will be … Read more
COUNCILLORS are set to approve honours for three more people who have made a lasting contribution to Liverpool. Ahead of tomorrow’s Full Council meeting, elected members will consider nominations for the Freedom of the City for both Dame Lorna Muirhead and Elkan Abrahamson, and a nomination for Levi Tafari to be made a Citizen of … Read more
A special service of reflection will take place at Liverpool Cathedral next week to remember young people who have lost their lives through violence. The vigil will take place from 6.30pm on Friday 23 September and aims to bring together the family and friends of victims who have been killed as a result of violent … Read more
Vessels will gather on the River Mersey tomorrow (Wednesday 14 September) for a maritime tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. At 2pm, all working vessels on the river will gather in front of the Three Graces – Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. The formation will include pilot launch boats, RNLI Lifeboats, … Read more
A book of condolence will be opened at Liverpool Town Hall today for the public to leave their tributes to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Liverpool’s official Proclamation of the Accession of the New Sovereign will take place on Sunday, which will see the city formally recognise King Charles III. Members of the public are invited to attend the short ceremony which will take place at the front of Liverpool Town Hall at 1pm on Sunday 11 September. It will … Read more
FILMING has just wrapped on the latest production to receive vital investment from Liverpool Film Office’s Film and TV Production Fund. The Family Pile is a brand new ITV prime-time comedy set in Liverpool and tells the story of four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell. … Read more
