Author: Sian McCosh

Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet is due to review a new Recycling and Waste Strategy aimed at improving waste collection and recycling across the City. This consists of introducing a separate weekly collection for household food waste in 2026, making Liverpool cleaner and greener. Domestic recycling in Liverpool is currently at only 17.9%, behind the 43.4%… Continue reading Liverpool sets out roadmap to boost recycling

Cllr Laura Robertson-Collins, the Cabinet Member for Communities, Neighbourhoods, and Streetscene at Liverpool City Council, is raising awareness about waste reduction and the importance of recycling. With the start of the new year, January is an ideal time to adopt new habits. Even small changes can make a big difference in reducing the amount of… Continue reading BLOG: Why we need to rethink our waste habits this year

Lady Anne Dodd is set to be awarded a Citizen of Honour title by Liverpool. The wife of the late Sir Ken Dodd was made a trustee of the Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation in 2015, which has since made over 50 donations to over 30 charities, with a focus on arts in Liverpool and the… Continue reading Lady Anne Dodd to be awarded top civic honour

A solemn ceremony was held at Liverpool’s Town Hall to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. The theme of the service, ‘For a Better Future’, was a reminder to residents to learn about past horrors, so that they never happen again. The Lord… Continue reading Liverpool marks Holocaust Memorial Day with a special service

Liverpool City Council is to take further action against fly-tipping and littering by hiring an external partner for additional enforcement. Responding to feedback from surveys that showed residents wanted action against illegal waste, the council provisionally interviewed various suppliers last December and invited open applications. The contract award is scheduled for March, with the winning… Continue reading Liverpool City Council cracking down on illegally dumped waste 

Stanley Park Market has been awarded the title of Best Community Market at this year’s Great British Market Awards, organized by the National Association of British Markets (NABMA). Taking into consideration the role that markets play in shaping community life, the award ceremony acknowledged the efforts of market employees and traders. The Stanley Park Market… Continue reading Stanley Park Market Wins Prestigious Award

A new initiative by the Liverpool City Council saw primary school children not only getting a small sense of adventure in planting trees, but also learning how to care for the environment in the process. Through the scheme launched by the Liverpool Council, pupils’ from Kirkdale St. Lawrence Primary were given the responsibility to plant… Continue reading Young people bring new life to Kirkdale park