Category: Local

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

Merseyside police stations are providing a drop-off point for people to hand in bladed weapons in a knife surrender running from November 13 to 19. The initiative is linked to national knife crime campaign Operation Sceptre, and follows the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which bans possession of offensive weapons in private places, including homes. A… Continue reading Operation targeting knife crime rolls out across Merseyside

Liverpool has continued its proud tradition of having a number one single in every decade since the charts began with The Beatles’ “new” and final single “Now and Then” securing the top spot in the UK singles chart once again. This achievement marks the city’s 58th number one hit, obtaining the Guinness World Record for… Continue reading BLOG: The Beatles at No1 puts spotlight back on our city of music (again!)

Liverpool has joined the list of 25 cities from around the world to express an official interest in hosting the Gay Games in 2030, according to the Federation of Gay Games (FGG). The first phase of bidding for Gay Games XIII attracted cities from six continents, giving them an opportunity to participate in the global… Continue reading Liverpool joins race to host Gay Games

Liverpool City Council leader, Cllr Liam Robinson, has made an appeal to the Government, urging them to shelve the proposed plan to abolish the Household Support Fund. Alongside Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Cllr Ruth Bennett, they have joined forces with the Local Government Association (LGA) to petition the government to… Continue reading Council leadership requests government cancel plans to scrap the Household Support Fund

In a recent operation conducted by Liverpool City Council’s Alcohol and Tobacco Unit, along with Public Health Liverpool and Merseyside Police, 1,000 illegal vapes with a street value of £12,000 were confiscated. The operation, which took place at various locations, was part of a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit vaping products. Since April 2023,… Continue reading Illegal vapes seized in Liverpool

With the festive season almost here, the Liverpool Christmas Market is ready to welcome visitors. The Market opens on November 18th and remains open until Christmas Eve. While the official closing time is 10 pm, on Christmas Eve, it closes at 5 pm. Along with plenty of food choices, including traditional Scouse and fiery Mexican,… Continue reading Liverpool’s Christmas Markets are back!