Author: Mike Doran

Liverpool has been awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to Tourism” prize at Visit England’s Excellence Awards 2024, making it one of the few entire cities to ever receive this award. Liverpool’s recognition for the hosting of last year’s Eurovision Song Contest is the latest in a series of national commendations. The acknowledgement of the challenging and… Continue reading City scoops tourism Oscar for Eurovision

Liverpool has announced its bespoke “Taylor Town Trail” ahead of Taylor Swift‘s sold-out I The Eras Tour arriving in the city from June 13-15. The Instagram-able experience is based around 11 art installations to entertain the 150,000 plus “Swifties” expected to travel to the city from across the world. The American pop phenomenon will play… Continue reading Welcome to Lover-pool! Taylor Town transformation revealed

Liverpool’s URBAN GreenUP project has been awarded a golden trophy for its Climate Resilience submission at the Festival of Place in London. The EU-funded programme ran from 2017-2023 and retrofitted over 40 nature-based solutions across the city to enhance biodiversity and improve air quality. It has also garnered the city international recognition for greening the… Continue reading Urban GreenUp scheme picks up golden award!

Liverpool City Council has announced its plan to improve the city’s housing options by 2030. The plan includes ambitions to support the creation of 2,000 new homes per year, reduce the number of unoccupied homes, and address issues surrounding homelessness. The city is expected to grow by 40,000 households over the next 20 years, with… Continue reading Liverpool City Council sets out housing vision to 2030

George Harrison, the renowned music icon, songwriter, and humanitarian, is set to be honoured with a national blue plaque by Historic England. The plaque will be unveiled today at his birthplace, 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, by his wife, Olivia Harrison, along with Arts, Heritage, and Libraries Minister, Lord Parkinson. Harrison was born and spent… Continue reading Blue Plaque for George Harrison’s first home

Liverpool City Council has chosen Inner Circle Consulting (ICC) as its Strategic Transformation Partner to continue its Adult Social Care transformation program. ICC will also provide ongoing support for the council’s wider change program at a critical juncture as Liverpool’s commissioners hand back all of the city’s powers and switch to an oversight brief, and… Continue reading Inner Circle Consulting appointed as Council’s Strategic Transformation Partner

The Mayors of the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester have launched a new Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board to enable both cities to become more closely connected and maximise the social and economic benefits of a new railway. The board was presented on the 200th anniversary of the formation of the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway… Continue reading A new Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board to put region on the right track

Liverpool’s Public Health report for 2023 highlights the role that arts and culture play in contributing to the wellbeing of citizens in the city. As Liverpool prepares to welcome pop star Taylor Swift, the report suggests that Liverpool’s cultural sphere is vital to the public health team’s efforts to spread messages about the importance of… Continue reading Public Health report sings Eurovision’s praises

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has revealed new images of the proposed £100m Liverpool Baltic station scheme, showcasing the new rail link in the midst of one of the fastest-growing areas in the region. The station is one of four planned by Mayor Rotheram, with work also underway on new stations at Daresbury, Woodchurch, and… Continue reading New images show how new Baltic station will look

Liverpool City Council has appointed Avison Young as its Strategic Property Partner in an effort to progress the development of the authority’s property portfolio. Avison Young, which already has a strong presence in the region, will use its knowledge to support the council in delivering ambitious plans for further investment and improvements to spaces and… Continue reading Global real estate firm appointed as Council’s Stategic Property Partner