Tag: Local News

Liverpool City Council has launched a consultation on changes to home to school transport proposals, aiming to bring policies in line with neighbouring local authorities. If approved, the new scheme will come into effect from September 2025 and pupils who currently benefit from the existing scheme will continue receiving travel passes or transports unless there… Continue reading Home to School transport consultation begins

The Sisterhood Soirée Pop up Market is happening on March 9th from 10 AM to 3 PM at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. This celebration of sisterhood is being held in honour of International Women’s Day with the goal of bringing women in business together to connect, commemorate, and champion one another. Come and meet… Continue reading Sisterhood Soirée at St George’s Hall

Liverpool City Council has taken a strong stance against retailers who sell dangerous vapes, shutting down eight businesses since October 2023. This new approach has resulted in thousands of illegal vapes being taken off the streets, with over 1,200 seized from a single business alone. The council is the first in the North West of… Continue reading Liverpool City Council continues to successfully target illegal vape sales

Liverpool City Council’s Public Health team has devised a multi-media marketing campaign to remind parents across England to vaccinate their children against serious diseases. The campaign, developed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, NHS North West, NHS Greater Manchester, and Liverpool City Council, goes live on 4 March and features a powerful… Continue reading Liverpool plays a key role in new childhood vaccinations campaign

Liverpool City Council is set to receive a £31m investment package that will boost its life sciences hub and one of the city’s most popular markets. The Council plans to spend the funding on the major infrastructure project in Paddington Village, an 8-storey office building with five floors of labs and Net-Zero features. Up to… Continue reading Liverpool welcomes multi-million pound investment

Liverpool is to become one of the first councils in the UK to offer a WhatsApp Channel to keep its residents informed of important events and updates. The new service will allow the council to reach out to residents with city-wide news, as well as critical weather alerts and updates. The WhatsApp Channel also promises… Continue reading WhatsAppenin! Our new channel is here

Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police have collaborated to ensure the removal of a turbulent tenant who was causing “a nightmare” in the Carlake Grove area. The Government’s Private Sector Housing team received various complaints of anti-social behaviour derived from the property, and an investigation exposed that the tenant was dealing drugs, neglecting her dogs,… Continue reading Nightmare ends for neighbours of problem tenant

Liverpool’s historic Botanical Collection is set to benefit from a funding award of £245,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. A project plan will create a permanent home for the collection located in the walled garden at Croxteth Hall. Once nurtured and developed, Liverpool’s historic Botanical Collection will become a leading visitor attraction in the… Continue reading Funding boost for Liverpool’s hidden horticultural treasure

Anfield Crematorium is holding a commemorative service on March 10th to celebrate Mother’s Day and give people in Liverpool an opportunity to come together in reflection. The Good Funeral Company is partnering with the institution to hold the event at 11 am, with the venue open for peaceful reflection from 10 am to noon. For… Continue reading Mark Mothering Sunday next weekend

Following a partnership between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the charity DFN Project Search, five young people with special educational needs or autism will gain work experience as Administrative Officers at HMRC’s Liverpool office. The internships will last up to a year, during which students from The City of Liverpool College will receive support… Continue reading Council facilitates workplace opportunities for young people with special educational needs and autism