Category: Local

The city of Liverpool is experiencing a widespread impact from the snow this morning, with traffic remaining slow despite the efforts of the city’s gritters. The gritters have been out on a double run overnight on the major roads throughout the city, with seven gritting vehicles treating approximately 600 kilometers of roads. Cabinet member for… Continue reading Snow impacts council services – update

Liverpool’s British Music Experience is set to host a temporary exhibition charting the history of one of the most important girl bands in British music, the Spice Girls. Called ‘Girl Power! Spice Girls at 30,’ it will run from 7 February 2024 to 8 September 2024. The exhibition will tell the band’s story through items… Continue reading Spice Up Your Life and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the world’s most famous girl band!

Aiming to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Liverpool’s twinning with Shanghai, the city is preparing to host its grandest Lunar New Year celebrations featuring brand new art installations, activities, and performances. From February 9th to February 11th, the activities will cover Chinatown, Bombed Out Church (St Luke’s), Royal Albert Dock Liverpool and Liverpool ONE. The… Continue reading Enter the Dragon!

The annual charity ‘DJ Battle’ is set to take place in Liverpool next month, with a host of famous names joining Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham on the decks. The event, which first took place online during the pandemic, raised over £25,000 at an in-person event last year in Manchester… Continue reading Stars join Northern mayors as they go head-to-head in charity DJ battle in Liverpool

Jeff Dunn, a teacher from Liverpool who founded and ran the Liverpool Schools’ Parliament, passed away at the age of 69 from prostate cancer. The Parliament provides a platform for children from the Merseyside area to discuss issues that concern them and collaborate with decision-makers on political matters. It has brought about significant changes, such… Continue reading Jeff Dunn obituary

Croxteth Country Park in Liverpool has reopened its fully accessible children’s play area after it was destroyed in a fire last year. The play area has been carefully restored to its former state, and an event was held to celebrate the reopening. Cllr Lila Bennett attended the event and welcomed the reopening of the play… Continue reading Unique play area restored to former glory

Liverpool’s Director of Public Health, Professor Matt Ashton, has released an 80-page document called ‘State of Health in the City’, looking at health and life expectancy in Liverpool since 1984. Ashton is calling for radical changes to the way the city responds to health challenges after his report found that unless changes are made, under… Continue reading Stark report outlines health challenges in Liverpool by 2040 and the actions needed to tackle them

Liverpool City Council has installed a series of new cameras aimed at reducing moving traffic contraventions in the city. The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are part of a strategy to tackle dangerous driving and encourage sustainable travel. Liverpool has received new enforcement powers, set out in the Traffic Management Act (2004). Local authorities… Continue reading Cameras to curb city’s moving traffic contraventions

The Sustainable Food Places award has been presented to Liverpool’s Good Food Plan partnership, led by Feeding Liverpool and Liverpool City Council. The initiative, launched in October 2021, aims to provide Good Food for All through the promotion of healthy, sustainable and local food. The bronze award recognises the plan’s accomplishments in dealing with food… Continue reading Liverpool’s Good Food Plan scoops award

Liverpool’s annual Remembrance Sunday service drew a large crowd of approximately 10,000 people who came to pay their respects to fallen servicemen and women. The service took place at St George’s Plateau, and featured performances from The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Band and The Liverpool Scottish Regimental Association Pipes and Drums before the start of… Continue reading Thousands turn out for Remembrance Sunday in Liverpool