Author: Mike Doran

Liverpool has been selected to receive funding from a European-wide climate grant to support greening schemes aimed at complementing new active travel routes. This comes as part of the Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge and has been awarded as part of a wider initiative to promote initiatives that are aligned with Europe’s climate agenda. The projects… Continue reading Green Liverpool projects chosen for climate challenge award

Liverpool City Council is opening up applications for up to £50,000 in funding for third-party organisations to provide support to domestic abuse victims in need of housing. The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has provided guidance on how to invest Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which is the new duties… Continue reading Grants available to support victims of domestic abuse

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has inked a 50-year agreement to operate services at Liverpool Cruise Terminal, which will see the firm investing up to £25m in doubling its infrastructure. This will allow the port to berthing of two 300-metre-long ships and up to 7,000 passengers a day. The investment will also include the addition… Continue reading Major boost for future of Liverpool Cruise Terminal

HEMISPHERE Two, the second phase of the HEMISPHERE development in Paddington Village, is set to create 350,000 sq. ft of laboratory and workspace in the Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool) innovation district. It will adjoin HEMISPHERE One, located at Liverpool City Council’s development site, Paddington Village. The development’s location will cater to the rising demand… Continue reading Sciontec doubles its vision for HEMISPHERE lab development

Liverpool City Council is investing £4.6m to enhance the cleanliness levels of the city. 18 new streetscene staff were employed, funded by the new investment, to focus on litter hotspots, with more staff being employed to crack down on fly-tipping and similar issues. A campaign called Keep Liverpool Tidy Spring Clean is also set to… Continue reading Spring Clean campaign launches to Keep Liverpool Tidy

Merseyside Police has successfully obtained funding to install new lighting, CCTV, and a dedicated speaker system at St John’s Gardens in Liverpool city centre. The force has worked with partners to reduce criminal activity and serious violence in the area, and these new safety measures are expected to deter potential offenders and broadcast crime prevention… Continue reading New safety measures installed at St John’s Gardens

St Johns Market has closed due to unpaid rent and service charges. The businesses within the market owe the Council more than £1.7m, dating back to August 2020. Last October, the Council asked the businesses to pay the outstanding monies and invited them into negotiations, but unfortunately, negotiations failed. Despite an offer being made, it… Continue reading St Johns Market – FAQs

Liverpool City Council has ordered the closure of St Johns Market, and the termination of all 43 tenancies, effective immediately. The council has been trying to resolve the substantial unpaid rents and service charges, dating back to August 2020, with the market traders for some time. The council made concerted efforts to reach a repayment… Continue reading STATEMENT: St Johns Market has closed

Liverpool City Council is set to receive a £31m investment package that will boost its life sciences hub and one of the city’s most popular markets. The Council plans to spend the funding on the major infrastructure project in Paddington Village, an 8-storey office building with five floors of labs and Net-Zero features. Up to… Continue reading Liverpool welcomes multi-million pound investment

Liverpool City Council has unveiled its budget plan for 2024/25, which includes investing £20m into key frontline services in order to transform and improve them. The balanced budget will see the new funding focused on supporting adult social services, children in care, tackling homelessness, and investing in environmental programmes. In addition to this, the council… Continue reading Liverpool City Council set to deliver budget to protect vital services