Tag: Local News

Liverpool City Council has announced a new five-year strategy aimed at addressing homelessness in the city. The Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025–2030 is set to be approved at the Council’s Cabinet meeting and focuses on making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. Developed in collaboration with residents, local organizations, and individuals with lived experience, the… Continue reading City Council set to step up action to tackle homelessness

Summer break can be a challenging time for parents and caregivers, but support is readily available. The Liverpool Parenting Team is organizing drop-in sessions during the school holidays to provide advice, guidance, and support to anyone in need. Expert parenting inclusion practitioners will be present at these sessions to offer assistance on various family, parenting,… Continue reading Family Parenting and Relationship Support Drop Ins

This summer, Liverpool is gearing up to host the prestigious 2025 British Chess Championships, offering a range of FREE events, giant chessboards, and coaching sessions for everyone to participate in. The main event, organized by the English Chess Federation, will take place at St George’s Hall from July 31 to August 10, but the festivities… Continue reading Make Your Move and Get Involved in Liverpool’s Summer of Chess!

Liverpool City Council is making strides towards improving recycling rates and reducing waste by launching a new initiative to provide free weekly food waste collections to select households starting in September. Around 15,000 properties in 15 different wards, including Childwall, Garston, Fazakerley West, and West Derby, will benefit from this service. Households selected to participate… Continue reading Weekly food waste collections roll-out to start in September

Liverpool City Council has given the green light for a significant makeover of a major corridor in the city, thanks to a substantial financial injection. This landmark boost of £3.4 million, the largest Section 106 contribution of the century, will support a transformative project in the Fabric District, located between the Knowledge Quarter and Lime… Continue reading Landmark investment set to transform Liverpool’s Fabric District

Following the tragic death of a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool due to measles, health officials are urging individuals to ensure they are up to date with their measles vaccine. The city has seen a rise in measles cases, particularly among young people, with the hospital attributing the spike in infections to… Continue reading Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

In Merseyside, a rise in measles cases is posing a threat to children and young individuals, with several children currently in a serious condition and undergoing treatment at hospitals. It is crucial for families to ensure that they are updated with the MMR vaccine to guard against measles. Measles is a severe disease that can… Continue reading Measles on the increase – what to do

Liverpool City Council is dedicated to supporting residents in their employment journey, whether they are re-entering the workforce after a period of unemployment or seeking their first job. Individuals with learning disabilities or autism often face challenges in finding employment, as only 4.1 percent in the north west are in paid roles despite a desire… Continue reading Empowering young people into work

A recent finding in Liverpool has shed light on the dark history of the transatlantic slave trade, with the unearthing of an advertisement for a British slaver’s ship. The Liverpool Black History Research Group stumbled upon the advert for the Metis, a ship built in Liverpool, dating back to July 25, 1805. This discovery was… Continue reading Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805

Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet is gearing up to give the green light to plans for the construction of temporary modular classrooms aimed at expanding school places for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The proposal is to provide an additional 40 places at the Naylorsfield Drive location of Millstead Primary School in Netherley,… Continue reading Forty further SEND school places to be created