Category: Local

Liverpool City Council is offering the opportunity for education partners to participate in a business mission to China to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s twinning with Shanghai. The council is planning to lead a high-level education business delegation to the city in June and has created a delegation pack to allow partners to… Continue reading Education sector invited to special Liverpool-Shanghai twinning celebration

Liverpool City Council is asking for residents’ and employees’ feedback on its equality objectives for 2024-2028. The Council leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, is urging everyone who lives or works in Liverpool to take part in the consultation. The Council’s equality objectives are reviewed every four years and help to focus on what is most important… Continue reading BLOG | Liverpool City Council’s Equality Objectives consultation

The start of the year marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon, a time to focus on prosperity and happiness. Exciting events are set to take place in Liverpool to celebrate the Lunar New Year and it is hoped that everyone will be able to enjoy them. Liverpool is lucky enough to have… Continue reading A Lunar New Year message from the Leader of Liverpool City Council

Pagoda Arts, an organization with over 40 years of experience working with Liverpool’s local community to develop and deliver high-quality activities and performances, celebrates Lunar New Year with passion for Chinese music and arts. The CEO of Pagoda Arts, Zi Lan Liao, reflects on a promising year ahead. Pagoda Arts expresses immense gratitude towards Arts… Continue reading BLOG: “Let’s embrace the spirit of unity, diversity, and cultural exchange that defines our community”

A plan to prevent and reduce serious violence in the Merseyside region will be launched today by a coalition of organisations. The Merseyside Serious Violence Duty Strategy has been created to help agencies collaborate more closely and continue the downward trend of serious violence in the region. The strategy will focus on prevention, aiming to… Continue reading Merseyside unites behind new plan to drive forward the work to prevent serious violence

Liverpool-based charity fund, The Ant Clausen Fire it up Fund, is offering £20,000 to young people looking to break into the creative industry. The fund was created in the name of Ant Clausen, a well-known photographer who passed away in New Zealand last year. The monetary grant will be offered to any individual aged between 16… Continue reading Applications now open for new photography and film awards

The Pumping Marvellous Foundation, the UK’s largest Heart Failure charity, is heading to Liverpool this month for a Heart Health Event in Williamson Square on Thursday 15 February. Heart disease is one of the most significant causes of death and disability in the city with an increasing number of fatalities predicted over the next 16… Continue reading Heart health checks keep you Pumping Marvellous!

Looking for a unique way to experience the Grand National? Look no further than the ultimate Grand National breakfast, taking place at St George’s Hall on April 13, 2024. Experience the historic grandeur of the Great Hall as you enjoy a relaxed breakfast, complete with a glass of fizz or beer upon arrival. After breakfast,… Continue reading St George’s Grand Breakfast

Liverpool City Council has decided not to disclose the names of councillors who received summonses for non-payment or late payment of Council Tax. The Council received a Freedom of Information request to produce the information. However, following careful consideration of the balance between public interest and privacy rights over tax matters, the Council concluded that… Continue reading STATEMENT | Freedom of Information request about Councillors and non-payment of Council Tax

David Clarke, a 34-year-old researcher, received a £100,000 inheritance from his mother over 10 years ago. Recently, he decided to give the money away to four charities in Liverpool, after letting 12 strangers decide what to do with the money. Clarke sent letters out to 600 people in the L8 postcode area, where he resides,… Continue reading Liverpool man who inherited £100,000 lets 12 strangers give the money away