Category: Local

Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation seeking feedback from businesses and residents on a vision to enhance the city’s economy over the next 15 years. The Inclusive Economic Growth Strategy is aimed at providing a framework for growth up to 2040, with an eight-week consultation period underway to help shape the resulting action… Continue reading Consultation launched to define Liverpool’s 15-year economic vision

Analysis of national property data reveals that Aberdeen, located in Scotland, is the most affordable city for single individuals looking to purchase a home in Great Britain. Research from the property website Zoopla shows that the average one- or two-bedroom home in Aberdeen is valued at just under £120,000, with monthly mortgage payments totaling £510… Continue reading Aberdeen named cheapest city for single homebuyers in Great Britain

LiverpooI’s City Council and its health partners are urging the public to remain alert to the risk of Mpox cases after an increase in cases in the Northwest. Mpox is a viral infection that can spread through close contact, including sexual contact, or through contact with contaminated materials such as bed sheets or towels. Like… Continue reading Public urged to be vigilant as Mpox cases rise

Liverpool City Council and its partners are urging everyone in the city to get tested for HIV and know their status during this year’s National HIV Testing Week, which takes place from 10th to 16th February. This confidential process is quick, free and particularly convenient this year, with numerous access points throughout the city available,… Continue reading ‘Know Your Status’, Take a Quick and Easy HIV Test

Liverpool City Council has announced that it is currently running a survey to review the current supply and demand for wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs), as well as other adaptations or assistance that people using hackney or private hire vehicles may need. WAVs are special vehicles that have been adapted by mobility experts to allow disabled… Continue reading Wheelchair accessible taxis consultation launches

A police officer from Essex has been fired from his job after admitting to “tragedy chanting” at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year. The misconduct proceedings were triggered after Sgt Tyler Coppin was found guilty of this public order offence during the Liverpool game against Chelsea at Anfield last October. Stewards at… Continue reading Essex police officer sacked after admitting ‘tragedy chanting’ at Anfield

a-link-name=”in body link”>Last year, AstraZeneca announced a £90m state support offer from the previous government for a research and manufacturing centre in the Liverpool suburb of Speke. However, the company cancelled the project just hours after UK chancellor Rachel Reeves singled out the drugmaker as a “great companies” in her speech on UK growth. Keith Neal, emeritus professor of… Continue reading AstraZeneca, Whitehall, and a failed £450m deal for the next generation in vaccines. What went wrong?

After a car driven by a suspected drunk-driver was cleared from train tracks, rail lines between Manchester and Liverpool have reopened. The incident has caused significant disruption and it is anticipated that scheduled services operated by Northern, TransPennine Express, and Transport for Wales will be impacted until the end of Friday. Images from the scene… Continue reading Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford

Liverpool City Council will be setting its budget for 2025/26 in the upcoming weeks, according to Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Cllr Ruth Bennett. The budget has been in the works for many months, with extensive planning and detailed work carried out. From government grants to locally raised money, every… Continue reading BLOG | Making the most of every pound

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