Category: Local

Liverpool’s sexual health services are blazing a trail in the field thanks to its innovative approaches in providing greater access to medicines and better testing for people in the area. The city has ramped up its testing program, resulting in a record number of people being tested for HIV and other STIs last year. This… Continue reading BLOG: Improving access to innovative sexual health care in Liverpool

ity going on,” she said. “I just didn’t know what form it was taking. I don’t think anybody did.” It wasn’t until after Gittins’ death that his flat, which he had painstakingly crafted over the course of 30 years, was discovered to be an extraordinary palace of outsider art. Comprising brightly coloured historical murals, handmade… Continue reading Ron’s Place: Birkenhead flat of outsider art granted grade-II listing

Liverpool has been selected to receive funding from a European-wide climate grant to support greening schemes aimed at complementing new active travel routes. This comes as part of the Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge and has been awarded as part of a wider initiative to promote initiatives that are aligned with Europe’s climate agenda. The projects… Continue reading Green Liverpool projects chosen for climate challenge award

A national expansion of funded childcare is set to take place in the UK in the coming years, and parents are being asked to provide details of their childcare needs as a result. The changes will benefit working parents of young children, as well as parents of primary school-aged children. To ensure that these changes… Continue reading Childcare surveys – help us to support you

Liverpool City Council is opening up applications for up to £50,000 in funding for third-party organisations to provide support to domestic abuse victims in need of housing. The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has provided guidance on how to invest Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which is the new duties… Continue reading Grants available to support victims of domestic abuse

Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has inked a 50-year agreement to operate services at Liverpool Cruise Terminal, which will see the firm investing up to £25m in doubling its infrastructure. This will allow the port to berthing of two 300-metre-long ships and up to 7,000 passengers a day. The investment will also include the addition… Continue reading Major boost for future of Liverpool Cruise Terminal

Liverpool has launched a new campaign which aims to establish its status as the top place to attend events in the UK. The Liverpool Loves initiative intends to welcome attendees of big events with a unique and exciting experience, encouraging people to spend more time discovering the city’s businesses, attractions and places. The campaign also aims… Continue reading Liverpool feels the love for new destination campaign

Ervin Hoida, a Czech veteran of World War II who had settled in the United Kingdom for the remainder of his life, has died at the age of 105. He served in the army’s tank battalion for the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade and was a part of the siege of Dunkirk where his bravery earned… Continue reading Ervin Hoida obituary

Rosemary Walker, a former environmental health officer, lecturer, and gardener, has passed away at the age of 71. She lived in Saddleworth, a town to the east of Manchester, for over 40 years. Possessing a blend of scientific knowledge and empathy, Walker excelled as an environmental health officer, dealing with issues related to insanitary housing,… Continue reading Rosemary Walker obituary

Newsham Park Estates Ltd has been fined £30,000 after breaching the Management of House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) Regulations. Liverpool City Council discovered during an inspection that an escape route had been locked using a padlock and blocked with a shipping container. The HMO on Belmont Drive in Kensington had no other safe secondary exit,… Continue reading £30k fine for HMO management company