Author: Paul Johnston

Liverpool is celebrating its Eurovision Song Contest 2023 hosting with a day of free events on 11 May. The Liverpool Loves Eurovision series of activities will honour elements of last year’s hugely popular show that attracted about 500,000 people to the city centre. The programme will feature Beats on the Streets, fly high, and Welcome… Continue reading Eurovision – The Return!

Liverpool City Council has released the names of two councillors who received summonses for late or non-payment of council tax between 2019 and 2024. Following a Freedom of Information request, the Information Commissioner’s Office instructed the council to publish the information. The council had initially resisted, citing the councillors’ right to privacy. Neither had voted… Continue reading Council Tax Freedom of Information ruling

Liverpool City Council has teamed up with partners the Liverpool Parent Carer Forum and Alder Hey to create the National ‘Autism in Schools’ Project. The initiative encourages pupils with autism to share their experiences with teachers in order to increase knowledge, understanding, and inclusion within schools. The council, together with young autistic people from several… Continue reading Liverpool schools improving how they listen to pupils with autism

Liverpool has commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy with a range of events. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Mary Rasmussen, and Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, laid flowers at the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield on Monday 15 April. Later, a minute’s silence was held outside Liverpool Town Hall at 3.06pm; the exact time at… Continue reading Liverpool remembers the 97 who lost their lives at Hillsborough

Cunard has released further details about the Naming Ceremony of its latest vessel, Queen Anne. The event will take place on Monday, 3 June, during its introductory voyage around the British Isles. The ceremony will occur on the Mersey waterfront and Queen Anne is expected to arrive just after sunrise, which makes it the most… Continue reading More details released of Queen Anne Naming Ceremony

The Big Bike Revival is an opportunity to get out and explore on two wheels. Cycling UK, a charity dedicated to promoting cycling across the UK, has partnered with two local organizations, Liverpool Cycle Tours and Cycling FIX CIC, to provide free events over the next two weeks in Sefton Park, Kings Dock, and Toxteth… Continue reading The Big Bike Revival is here

Newsham Park Estates Ltd has been fined £30,000 after breaching the Management of House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) Regulations. Liverpool City Council discovered during an inspection that an escape route had been locked using a padlock and blocked with a shipping container. The HMO on Belmont Drive in Kensington had no other safe secondary exit,… Continue reading £30k fine for HMO management company

Ahead of the May elections, residents in Liverpool and the surrounding City Region have been reminded to prepare for the forthcoming polls. Citizens will be asked to vote in two major elections; for the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor and the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner on Thursday 2 May. Before being issued with a… Continue reading Voters advised to be prepared for elections

Liverpool’s long-term strategic plan to revitalize its economy has been announced by the Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel. Chair of Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, released the findings as part of a final report to support the city on its journey to improve. It’s been revealed that the panel has already secured £31 million… Continue reading Panel publishes ambitious plan to kickstart Liverpool’s future

The BTR Liverpool Half Marathon and BTR Liverpool 10 Mile Road Race are set to kick off on Sunday, March 17. Around 9,000 runners from across the globe are expected to run this year. The event will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, highlighting one of the longest-established running events in the region, and a… Continue reading Half marathon and 10 mile road race taking place in Liverpool on Sunday 17 March