Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson reflects on his 10 years as leader of Liverpool City Council.
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Children’s Centre Support
Liverpool’s Children’s Centres are supporting young people by handing out free hygiene packs.
International Workers’ Memorial Day
Mayor Joe Anderson pays tribute to all those who have died of Covid-19, on International Workers’ Memorial Day.
Delivering food parcels during the Coronavirus pandemic
Liverpool City Council Carer Driver, Jacqueline Wall, has been delivering food parcels to shielded residents in Liverpool.
Jacqui has been a Carer Driver for 23 years and is one of many council employees who have been redeployed to manage to emergency response during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Jacqui misses the disabled people she usually works with and worries about how they’re coping during the lockdown.
Covid-19 and the hospitality industry
Steven Hesketh, CEO of Savvy Hotels, talks about the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on his business.
Mayor Anderson reflects on the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy
Today marks 31 years since the tragic day at Hillsborough.
Although we cannot gather today, we still pay tribute to those who were lost, and give our thoughts to the families who are still affected.
Mayoral Update – April 2020
ayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has announced the city will come together to support, celebrate and remember the efforts of health staff and other key workers when safe to do so, after the COVID-19 crisis is over.
In a keynote address – broadcast on the council’s digital channels earlier today – the Mayor committed to a large-scale civic event for people to say ‘thank you’ and pay tribute to staff in the likes of the NHS, care, public sector, retail and logistics sectors who are on the frontline in keeping the city going during the pandemic.
Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Board meeting – COVID-19
Liverpool’s Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on coronavirus finished as the city begins a partial shutdown including public buildings like libraries and leisure centres to temporarily shut or introduce restricted opening times.
- Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Board – Thursday, 19th March, 2020 2.00 p.m
- Venue: Council Chamber – Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool 1
- Agenda and minutes: http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1370&MId=17297
The George Harrison Woodland Walk
The George Harrison Woodland Walk, will be located in south Liverpool close to where George was born and grew up. The 12-acre Greenland site opposite Allerton Towers is currently a mixture of mature woodland and meadow.
When it officially opens in 2021, it will be landscaped in order to be accessible, combining garden and woodland with a number of artistic installations inspired by the life and lyrics of the much-loved Beatle.
The city council and the Harrison family want to encourage artists to design new artworks which will take pride of place in the garden. More information on submitting an expression of interest can be found at www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/harrison.
The longer term aim is for a ‘nature classroom’ to be opened on the site, allowing school children from across the region to spend time learning about nature and the environment.
The site was acquired by Liverpool City Council in 2018 and work is set to begin in the coming months. The George Harrison Woodland Walk will formally open to the public in spring 2021.
Clean Air – Walk to School
On a mission to combat poor #airquality, Rudston Primary school have been working closely with walking charity Living Streets.
They run a ‘park and stride’ initiative, which encourages parents to ditch the car and embrace the walk to school.
Liverpool’s homeless outreach team
Every year in Liverpool, the city council and partners prevent thousands of people from becoming homeless.
The council’s commissioned outreach team is out on the streets every day and night making contact with people, assessing them and encouraging them in to services, but this can be a long process, often because of mental health or substance misuse issues which is a barrier to them being supported.
Christmas Shopping in Term Time
Last year 500,000 school days were lost to absence in Liverpool.
With Christmas on the way we wanted to know what you thought of parents taking their children out of school to go Christmas shopping – this is what you had to say…
Liverpool’s summer lunch scheme feeds thousands of children
A scheme devised to support vulnerable families over the summer holidays has provided up to 30,000 meals for children in need.
VIDEO: Summer Lunch Scheme
The Mayor’s Summer Lunch club has played a vital role in many lives across the city this Summer Holidays, but it’s more than just lunch for some families.
Street cleaner awarded British Empire Medal
We’re delighted that one of our hard working street cleansing operatives at LSSL, Tomas McArdle, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Action to improve alleyways
Work is well underway refurbishing alleyways as part of a £6 million improvement programme in Liverpool.
Helen Sharman | GAIA at Liverpool Cathedral
Helen Sharman speaks to school children underneath Luke Jerram’s GAIA at Liverpool Cathedral.
Anfield Project
Since October 2012, The Anfield Project has been transforming the community that sits in the shadow of Liverpool Football Club’s world famous Anfield Stadium.