Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet is set to consider a report that will set in motion the development of a new girls’ secondary school in Toxteth, as well as identifying new community facilities for the African Caribbean community. The report, that will be discussed at next week’s cabinet, Tuesday 25 February, is asking that five council-owned … Read more
Looking for employment? Not sure what your next steps should be? Make sure those steps take you to Liverpool City Council’s Job Fair next week. On Monday, 10 February, a whole host of employers will be at Central Library and they are ready to recruit right away. The event, held in partnership between Liverpool in … Read more
Liverpool residents looking to achieve and maintain a healthy weight can get support from a brand new service that has now launched. Liv Life Liverpool is free to access for anyone in the city and is informed by the findings set out in Public Health Liverpool’s groundbreaking State of Health in the City: Liverpool 2040 … Read more
The lease of Colomendy Outdoor Activity Centre will be returned to Liverpool City Council following the current leaseholder entering into administration. Earlier this month, Kingswood Colomendy Ltd, the site’s tenant, and its parent company, Inspiring Learning Ltd, both ceased trading and administrators were appointed. Kingswood Colomendy Ltd was granted a 30-year lease on the North … Read more
Given current pressures on hospitals we all need to do our bit to keep ourselves and our families well this winter, especially during periods when there is a weather alert. Cold weather can be dangerous for many groups, especially those aged 65, pregnant women, as well as people with pre-existing health conditions as a fall … Read more
A former Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, an Olympic athlete and foster carers are just some of the people who have been named on the new year honours list: Knighthood Andrew Cooke QPM DL HM Chief Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. For services to Policing and to Public Service OBE … Read more
Interested in working with children? Liverpool City Council’s Adult Learning Service is on hand to help residents towards their career goals in 2025. The ALS runs a series of vocational courses that help people to develop skills that lead to careers in Early Years settings or working as teaching assistants in schools and the team … Read more
Liverpool City Council has today formally awarded two public health contracts that will support some of the city’s most vulnerable groups. The contracts, that total over £100m, will enhance services for children and young people aged from 0-19-year-olds (or up to age 25 if they have special educational needs or disabilities or have left care), … Read more
Liverpool City Council has committed to supporting schools to set up 50 School Streets over the coming years. Here, Cabinet Member for Transport and Connectivity Cllr Dan Barrington explains what School Streets are and how they can make a huge difference. For a number of years, we’ve been committed to bringing School Streets to Liverpool. … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s annual Remembrance Service of will take place on Sunday, 10 November, on the plateau at St George’s Hall. Thousands are expected to gather on Lime Street to commemorate the event, themed “The 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy Landings and the Battle of Arnhem.” The Band of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment … Read more
Liverpool City Council is set to phase in camera enforcement at six further locations around primary schools to improve safety and boost air quality. Known as School Streets, this project involves introducing a range of measures on roads close to schools that will reduce or calm motorised traffic, aiming to not only keep children, parents … Read more
There’s no such thing as a ‘normal’ family, according to 66 per cent of people in North West England as National Adoption Week starts which will this year explore the adoption journey through modern families. The survey by You Can Adopt has also revealed that the vast majority of the public – 88 per cent … Read more
Calling Liverpool’s guitarists! Can you help set a record at St George’s Hall in December? The Big Guitar-In is ready to strike a chord for the third consecutive year and organisers hope they can tempt more than 600 musicians into the Great Hall on 3 December for an extraordinary evening of music, community spirit, and … Read more
Liverpool has been a home to numerous markets since the Middle Ages and 2024 has shown us they are more popular than ever. Here Michael Bracken, Liverpool City Council’s Head of Markets, reflects on why markets are special places for scousers… In Liverpool, markets are more than just places to shop. They have always been … Read more
A new exhibition which looks at Anfield and Garston through the eyes of its residents has opened at Open Eye Gallery. The Flowers Still Grow, which runs 27 October, is the culmination of creative residencies People of Anfield and Childhood is a Garden, commissioned by Culture Liverpool and Open Eye Gallery. Through a series of … Read more
Raise one of the most famous roofs in Liverpool when A Gospel Christmas comes to St George’s Hall. This unique event on Thursday 19 December is set to showcase the uplifting power of gospel music to promote love, unity, and faith and to bring people together in the glorious Great Hall. Some of the UK’s … Read more
A book capturing the quirkiness and uniqueness of the 86 bus route from Smithdown Road to Liverpool city centre has been published. The 86 book is part of Picton Play, commissioned by Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team as part of its Creative Neighbourhoods programme and delivered by Edge Hill-based arts organisation Metal. Written by Nicki McCubbing, … Read more
Around 70 of the best independent traders will be heading to St George’s Hall next month to showcase a vast array of stunning and unique products. The artisan market, which has FREE entry, returns on Sunday 6 October, after the huge success of the inaugural event back in June. Running from 10am to 4.30pm expect … Read more
The second series of ITVX’s hit comedy series G’wed is the latest project to receive investment from the Liverpool City Region Production Fund via Liverpool City Council’s Film Office. Written by Danny Kenny and produced by Golden Path Productions, G’wed has become ITVX’s biggest comedy since Changing Ends after being streamed over six million times. … Read more
Liverpool marked Merchant Navy Day on Sunday 1 September with a special service and wreath-laying ceremony. A public service of celebration was held at Liverpool Parish Church, followed by a procession to the Merchant Navy memorial on the Pier Head. The service was attended by Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside Mark Blundell, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr … Read more