Liverpool’s biggest annual event for parents, carers and professionals who work with children with SEND returns later this month. Now in its fifth year, SEND Local Offer LIVE is back at St George’s Hall on Wednesday 18 June and will bring together providers, organisations and professionals as well as families and carers at a dynamic … Read more
Liverpool City Council has launched an improved way of supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The SEND Graduated Approach Toolkit is available to all professionals who work with youngsters with SEND, aged from 0-25 years, to make sure the right support is in place for them at the right time. … Read more
Next week, Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve a recommendation that will see the lease of Colomendy Outdoor Activity Centre formally surrendered. In January, the leaseholder of the site, Kingswood Colomendy Ltd, went into administration. The council was informed by the administrators that it has no further interest in the site and … Read more
Liverpool City Council is inviting residents and people with a connection to Liverpool to share their views to inform the development of an anti-racism strategy for the city. The survey, launched this week and running until the end of 7 August 2025, is a key part of the Council’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist organisation, … Read more
Communities across Liverpool will come together this Saturday to stand against racism, challenge hate, and celebrate the city’s vibrant diversity. On Saturday 17 May 2025, 7pm, the iconic St George’s Hall will be the stage for Liverpool Rising Against Racism, an evening of music, spoken word and solidarity. The event brings together artists, campaigners, residents … Read more
A powerful new chapter in the story of a historic public park is unveiled today (Friday 9 May).
Liverpool City Council, Merseyside Police and partners have come together to celebrate the success of a community-led project that is transforming one of the city’s most well-loved green spaces – the Mystery Park.
One of Liverpool’s most popular markets is getting ready to make its first appearance of 2025 this weekend. With the sun set to shine, Allerton Hall Market will be open for business on Saturday, 3 May – and the event will also mark the tenth time that the stalls will be set up in Clarke … Read more
A striking new mural has been unveiled in north Liverpool celebrating the legacy of a unique life-saving hero.
Today, Liverpool City Council officially introduced its new way of working with children, young people and their families. The new model of practice – Our City, Our Children, Together – has been co-produced by staff and young people and will see the council and its partners working in a holistic way that focuses on relationships … Read more
Today, Wednesday 23rd April, Liverpool celebrates a powerful moment of inclusion and civic pride, as 50 people from across the world becomes British citizens in a special ceremony at St George’s Hall — held fittingly on St George’s Day.
Yesterday, Liverpool City Council officially launched the city’s Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). Liverpool now joins other areas of the country in implementing an FDAC, which is an alternative family court for care proceedings that takes a problem-solving approach to supporting parents who are dealing with substance misuse and also domestic violence. The FDAC … Read more
Over 2,500 new childcare places are being created in Liverpool that will support working parents – and there are more to come. The increase has been made possible by grant funding received from the government to support the national expansion of funded childcare places as well as places which are part of the “wraparound” programme … Read more
King’s Leadership Academy Wavertree, a non-selective free school, is set to open in September following confirmation from the Department for Education that it is entering into a funding agreement. The Secretary of State for Education has agreed that the multi-academy trust, the Great Schools Trust, can open the school with its first cohort of 210 … Read more
Children and young people in Liverpool will now have even more of a say in the support they receive from services thanks to an innovative app. Liverpool City Council has teamed up with nationally recognised Mind of My Own to start rolling out two apps that will be used by children, young people and care … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet has this evening approved the site for a new girls’ secondary school which will also see the much-loved African Caribbean Centre being preserved.
PEOPLE in Liverpool are invited to come together next week to mark Mother’s Day at Anfield Crematorium. On Sunday, 30 March, a commemorative service will be held at 1pm, delivered in partnership with the Good Funeral Company, with the crematorium chapel open from noon-2pm for people who would like to take a quiet moment of … Read more
People across Liverpool are being encouraged to have their say on a new neurodivergent strategy for the city. The Liverpool Neurodivergent All-Age Strategy, 2025-2030, has been co-produced by the Liverpool Neurodiversity Strategic Partnership, and represents 18 months of development. And now all stakeholders who live, work or study in Liverpool are invited to give feedback … Read more
This week has seen the launch of the Liverpool Foster Care Association (LFCA) – a new initiative led by foster carers, for foster carers. Supported by Liverpool City Council, this milestone marks a significant step forward in strengthening the fostering community across the city and ensuring foster carers receive the support they need to provide … Read more
A plan to build a new girls’ school in Toxteth was given the green light by Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet last night. The approval to establish the Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, off Upper Parliament Street, also came with a commitment to support a much-loved community centre on the site. The approximately four-acre site is made … Read more
Liverpool residents wanting to cut down on alcohol can get free expert support through a new app that promotes a healthier lifestyle. The ‘Lower My Drinking’ app is part of a new campaign urging people to “Rethink Your Drink.” The app is available to anyone living or working in Liverpool. It offers expert advice tailored … Read more