Tag: Local News

Liverpool City Council has approved a new contract for the supply of gas and electricity to its assets, which will result in significant savings in energy costs. The new contract will be effective from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028, with an option to extend for another year. This move is expected to save… Continue reading Council’s new energy contract to make significant savings

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week takes place from 21-28 January, aiming to emphasize the significance of cervical screening, its role in prevention, and early detection of the disease thus saving many lives and reducing fatalities by up to 70%. Liverpool has a significant number of one-third of women who have missed their scheduled appointments due to… Continue reading Make Time for Lifesaving Cervical Screening Plea

A laboratory in Liverpool, where a scientist had spent over a decade working on research, has been destroyed in an arson attack. Last week, Luke Evans, the chief executive of Scintilla CME and a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, was informed that the prefabricated building, which served as his research lab, was on… Continue reading Clean energy pioneer’s lab destroyed in suspected arson attack in Liverpool

Merseyside police are investigating the death of a two-year-old boy at a Liverpool nursery on Tuesday. The child, who has not yet been named, suffered a “fatal medical episode” at the Early Learners day nursery in Bootle. Although the child was taken to hospital, he was pronounced dead. The boy’s death is being treated as… Continue reading Police investigating death of boy, 2, at Merseyside nursery

A solemn ceremony was held at Liverpool’s Town Hall to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. The theme of the service, ‘For a Better Future’, was a reminder to residents to learn about past horrors, so that they never happen again. The Lord… Continue reading Liverpool marks Holocaust Memorial Day with a special service

Liverpool City Council (LCC) and Montagu Evans have announced that the search for a new development partner for the Festival Gardens scheme is progressing and a shortlist of candidates will be confirmed in Spring of this year. A number of high-calibre parties have been engaged in dialogue with the council since the launch of the… Continue reading Festival Gardens development partner set for Spring shortlisting

The Festival Garden Project in Liverpool has reached a new stage following the decision made by Liverpool City Council to launch a new procurement exercise for the selection of a new development partner for the project. In light of this, the Council and Ion Property Developments Limited have reached a mutually acceptable agreement that recognises… Continue reading Festival Gardens development – statement

Liverpool City Council has recently shared its strategy to create a more sustainable and pedestrian-friendly environment concerning parking. Cllr Dan Barrington has expressed the importance of this project and how motorists can also benefit from these efforts. The council has acknowledged the inconvenience that reckless drivers have caused over the years, particularly in the city… Continue reading BLOG: How we are taking action on pavement parking

Liverpool’s City Watch CCTV network, comprising 480 cameras that monitor large areas of the city, has played a role in the handling of over 3,000 incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour since 2024, newly released figures have confirmed. The 24-hour operation is possible thanks to 175km of mainline fibre optic cable that is used to… Continue reading CCTV network success

A campaign to highlight the connections between the founders of Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), the oldest private investment bank on Wall Street, and slavery has been launched by the Liverpool Black History Research Group (LBHRG). BBH has long been recognised as a key player in the sphere of US political and economic influence. Past partners… Continue reading Brown Brothers Harriman’s slavery links exposed by Liverpool campaign