Liverpool City Council’s Chief Executive and the city’s Acting Mayor have issued a joint statement following a tweet published by a senior officer last week. “Liverpool City Council does not condone misogyny or violence of any kind. “We are aware of a tweet posted by our Director of Children’s Services Steve Reddy, on his personal … Read more
The Good Business Festival kicks off with launch event ‘Change Business for Good’ the first in-person live business event on 28 April in the UK The main festival on 7 – 9 July will convene leaders from across industries to work on solving the biggest challenges that the UK is facing in building back better … Read more
Phil Watson and his family have been fostering for Liverpool City Council since 2010. Phil is also a fostering recruitment officer for Liverpool City Council Fostering Service and offers support and advice to prospective foster carers. When men turn 40, it’s traditional to have a midlife crisis. I decided to become a foster carer. More … Read more
Liverpool Biennial unveiled today the first ‘outside’ chapter of the 11th edition The Stomach and the Port, ahead of the public opening on 20 March, along with announcing an extension to the Biennial’s duration at most venues to 27 June 2021 and others to August and September. To celebrate Liverpool’s iconic architecture and public spaces, … Read more
Whitefield Primary School has become the first school in Liverpool to be awarded ‘ADHD-friendly’ status by national neurodiversity charity, the ADHD Foundation.
Sunday 21st March marks a once-in-a-decade moment – the 2021 Census. Why should you stand up and, quite literally, be counted? Happening every 10 years, the Census is a national survey completed by everyone resident in the UK. It asks about who lives in each household, their ages, occupations, education, country of birth and health among a wide range of … Read more
Liverpool has set out its very own roadmap to recovery which will build a better, brighter and fairer future for all. At the heart of the plans are ten pledges which aim to make the city, its communities, its residents and its businesses thrive over the next year and beyond. As one of the hardest … Read more
Read Acting Mayor, Cllr Wendy Simon’s budget speech.
A further £10m round of financial support has been announced for Liverpool City Region businesses. The new Local Business Support Grants, of between £3,750 and £13,500 per business, are aimed at businesses who have not yet accessed funding from the Liverpool City Region. The £10m fund is the latest round of the Liverpool City Region … Read more
A further £2m fund, established by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to enable its six local authorities to contribute to the costs of taxi licences, has been announced, taking the total support package to £3.5 million. Established in October last year, the first round of the fund enabled the six local authorities to provide … Read more
Who gets it first? Due to the limited number of doses available, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended offering the vaccine to people in order of risk. The full prioritisation list can be found here and is as follows (in order of priority): Residents in a care home for older adults and their … Read more
Liverpool’s libraries have received essential funding to help tackle loneliness and isolation. The grant will see the roll out of the national Reading Friends scheme which forms part of the city’s commitment to supporting mental health and ensuring people don’t feel they are on their own during these challenging times. It will enable the library’s … Read more
A new £10m round of top-up grants will be made available for all 1,500 businesses supported by the first two rounds of the Liverpool City Region’s emergency COVID-related support grants. Depending on the size of the business, the top-up grants will be worth between £2,250 and £10,500. The funding is the latest in of a … Read more
As leaders of faith communities in Liverpool and Merseyside, we are taking very seriously our region’s extremely high infection rate and the added concern around the spread of the new variant of COVID-19. We believe that faith communities make an essential contribution to the common good – not just in the spiritual support which is … Read more
LSSL wanted to say a big thank you to the residents who have supported Liverpool’s Alleyway Programme for the past 2 years, who have been instrumental to the programme’s success so far. We got in touch with Santa and asked if he could pay these residents a visit and spread some Christmas cheer after a … Read more
SANTA’S sleigh racing across a riot of colours, a merry band of elves marching through the city’s streets and a plump robin nestled in holly – all feature in the winning designs of Liverpool City Council’s Christmas Card Competition. Three talented young artists’ designs were plucked from over 180 entries received, after the council ran … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s Public Protection Unit is a small team that makes a big difference. Described as ‘the death detectives’ by a TV producer, they spend their time dedicated to giving a dignified departure to those who pass away, seemingly leaving no one behind. But what they witness in a day stays with them for … Read more
NO CHILD will go hungry this Christmas – Liverpool City Council has pledged, as it provides £925,000 of free school meal vouchers to 20,000 eligible children. Families whose children receive free school meals will get supermarket vouchers worth £30 per child, to buy food for the two week break, paid from the Government’s Covid Winter … Read more
A new £9.5 million fund to support small and micro businesses affected by Covid-19 will open for applications on Monday, 30 November.The Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grants scheme is part of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s £40m emergency support fund. Almost 9,000 businesses in Liverpool have already received financial support since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK … Read more
Looking for ways to spend the half term, whilst being Covid Safe? There’s lots to take advantage of in the city for all ages… Head out for a crisp autumn walk or cycle in one of our many city parks, the Allerton Country walk for example… A good walk can do wonders for your mental … Read more