Tag: Local News

Liverpool City Council is set to regain all of its powers in June 2024, as the Commissioner-led intervention comes to an end. Government Commissioners have written to Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State, stating that the council is “a well-governed, improving organisation, with ambitious leaders who are committed to long term change”. They added that… Continue reading Commissioner-led intervention to end in June

Peter Searby passed away at the age of 93. He began his career as a teacher before later becoming a lecturer in history at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College. There he authored A History of the University of Cambridge, Vol. III, 1750-1870, a comprehensive account of the university’s growth during… Continue reading Peter Searby obituary

Liverpool is set to host the Beckett: Unbound 2024 festival, a multi-arts event dedicated to the works of Samuel Beckett, curated by actor Adrian Dunbar. The event will see four specially commissioned productions come together across various venues, one of which will feature inmates from HMP Liverpool. The event takes place in The Reservoir in… Continue reading ‘An exceptional experience’: Adrian Dunbar to curate Samuel Beckett festival in Liverpool

Liverpool’s Citizen of Honour award is set to be presented to Michael Cullen, better known as Speedo Mick, for his fundraising efforts, raising over a million pounds for charity over the years. The award will be given to him at Liverpool Town Hall by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Mary Rassmussen, this week on… Continue reading From swimming briefs to Citizen of Honour!

Liverpool City Centre is preparing for the second Eurovision extravaganza in as many years on May 11. Starting at 1pm, Beats on the Streets will take over Castle Street, the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool and Liverpool ONE, with 30 pop-up music and dance performances by local talent. The fun continues at 2pm when the Pier… Continue reading Eurovision Mersey Magic Returns!

On Thursday, 20 million English voters across 10 regions will be voting for metro mayors, a position that did not exist before 2017. These local politicians have now become national figures with Labour potentially sweeping all 10 contests. They may even win the first-ever elected mayoralty in York and North Yorkshire, which is Rishi Sunak’s… Continue reading The Guardian view on England’s metro mayors: local elections that produce national figures | Editorial

Russell Newcombe, a progressive voice on drug policy and the first person to coin the term “harm reduction,” has passed away at the age of 66 due to lung cancer. Throughout his career, Newcombe was regarded as a respected researcher in drug use, leading him to be approached by the Home Office to investigate drug-using… Continue reading Russell Newcombe obituary

Trophy Homes Ltd, a letting agent operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), has been hit with a Banning Order by Liverpool City Council. The order was granted by a First-tier Tribunal and will prohibit the letting agent from letting housing in England, engaging in English letting agency work, engaging in English property management work,… Continue reading Liverpool City Council applies for Banning Order on letting agent

Trophy Homes Ltd, a letting agent in Liverpool, has been banned from operating unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Liverpool City Council successfully placed the Banning Order on the rogue letting agent after failing to obtain a license for two HMO properties. The Banning Order, granted under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 on Thursday,… Continue reading Liverpool City Council applies Banning Order on rouge letting agent

The British Music Experience has announced that they have obtained John Lennon’s ‘Rock Island Line’ disc which was personally owned by him. The disc was originally performed by Lonnie Donegan and played an influential role in the British skiffle movement. The disc, along with its B-side ‘John Henry’, was first recorded on tape on 13… Continue reading John Lennon’s Copy of “Rock Island Line” Permanently on Show at Liverpool’s British Music Experience