Liverpool’s Adult Learning Service (ALS) will once again be hosting open days and skills checks to support people on to a vocational course. The highly successfully open days offer a chance to meet the experienced ALS team and tutors who will help learners to find the right course for them. Courses starting in January are: … Read more
Liverpool City Council’s Licensing Committee has stripped a store of its premises licence after owners failed to stop selling illicit cigarettes and tobacco.
Local waste officials are calling on people to help prevent fires by recycling their broken festive lights, batteries and other FastTech gifts this Christmas.
Liverpool special school, Abbot’s Lea School in Woolton, has been named the UK’s best school for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and inclusive practice, and has won the title of Most Inspirational Specialist School in the Northwest. Abbot’s Lea School is an outstanding maintained community special school that provides the highest quality of education … Read more
Free events and activities, including craft workshops and interactive storytelling, will be available at six libraries across the city throughout the half-term break.
Liverpool’s City Halls have announced a festive programme across three historic venues. This December, Liverpool’s landmark venues – Liverpool Town Hall, St George’s Hall, and Croxteth Hall, will be brimming with festive cheer, offering a diverse programme of seasonal events for families, music lovers, and even canine companions. Liverpool Town Hall will host Story Time … Read more
A launderette in Liverpool is launching its maiden photography exhibition exploring its atmospheric charm, alongside never before seen images from its users and neighbours. Kitty’s Launderette, which is situated just 500 yards from Liverpool FC’s world-famous Anfield stadium, is to host a new exhibition called Kitty’s After Dark alongside never before seen images from … Read more
An anthology celebrating the identity and strength of the Walton community was unveiled at a special event as part of WoWFest’s 25th anniversary programme. The Walton Rising: Tales from Spellow anthology, Commissioned by Culture Liverpool in response to the torching of Spellow Community Hub and Library during last summer’s civil disorder, is the culmination of … Read more
It’s been an unforgettable few days in Liverpool, with more than 100,000 music lovers descending on Sefton Park, Liverpool’s Head of UNESCO City of Music, Kevin McManus reflects on the last three days and how important events like this are for Liverpool. Wow, well that was a massive Big Weekend wasn’t it? In true Liverpool … Read more
Ahead of the spring bank holiday weekend (24 – 26 May), people are being reminded to use NHS 111 online as their first point of contact for non-emergency medical advice.
Families in Liverpool are being warned to act now, as more than 1 in 4 children under 5 have not received both doses of the lifesaving MMR vaccine. During World Immunisation Week (24–30 April), Liverpool City Council is highlighting the urgent need for families to protect children by making sure they are fully vaccinated against … Read more
The fantastical dreams and magical memories of a Liverpool community are to be celebrated in unique fashion next month. A dreamkeeping HQ is to be set up as part of a free family-friendly day of celebration, art and performances in the heart of the city’s Dovecot area. On Saturday 3 May, Dovecot Dreamkeeping Society … 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
Thousands of fans from across the UK are set to flock to Liverpool this May as netball returns to the city with the North West’s top players taking to the court at the M&S Bank Arena. Here’s what to expect and how to get tickets. In one of the biggest events in the netballing year … Read more
Liverpool and Dublin have begun the process of reinvigorating their twinning agreement. A sister city arrangement was signed back in 1997 as a mark of the long and shared history between the two. Now, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Emma Blain, has visited Liverpool to meet with her counterpart Cllr Richard Kemp, Council Leader, Cllr … Read more
Work is currently underway on the restoration of the Willis Organ’s trellis, thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The trellis of the Willis Organ at St George’s Hall is an exquisite decorative feature that enhances the grandeur of this historic instrument. Designed as an intricate lattice of ornamental fretwork, it serves both … Read more
Aitch, AJ Tracey, Inhaler, Wolf Alice and more join the star-studded line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025, performing on Saturday 24 May. As announced in January, BRIT winner Sam Fender will headline the Main Stage, with Myles Smith and Blossoms also playing. They join huge acts already announced to perform on Friday 23 May … Read more
As we commemorate five years since the pandemic began, Liverpool’s Director of Public Health Matt Ashton, looks back at how the city responded to this unprecedented emergency, the challenges faced, the positive strides made, and the lessons learned. Sometimes it feels hard to believe that it’s been five years since COVID-19 changed our lives forever. … Read more
It will soon be easier than ever to print or copy at Liverpool’s libraries. Liverpool City Council is introducing a new system called Princh, which will allow users to: The system will be rolled out across Liverpool’s libraries next month. Keep an eye out for instructions both online and in libraries which will give simple, … Read more
A new ‘Blueprint for Growth’ to supercharge Liverpool’s knowledge sector over the next 15 years is set to create more than a million sq ft of new laboratory and workspace in the city.