A historic series of hidden locks along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is being revealed for the first time in 170 years. The Stanley Flight, which was built in 1848 by the celebrated Victorian engineer Jesse Hartley, is being uncovered as part of a £20 million highways improvement scheme in Liverpool. Considered ... Read More...
Councillor Ann O’Byrne
The adoption of a 15-year plan which could see 35,000 new homes built in Liverpool could take a step closer next week. Liverpool’s Local Plan, which will go before the council’s cabinet on Friday (19 January), also includes provisions to limit the number of takeaways and HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation). The council says ... Read More...
Motorists will be able to access a Liverpool bridge over the A565 Great Howard Street this weekend as it reopens after a year. A £10 million replacement of the structure has now reached completion and is expected to be crucial to the development of the city's new creative ‘Ten Streets’ district. One ... Read More...
A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) could be used on the stalled New Chinatown development site if it isn’t sold to a new developer. A request for CPO powers to be used by Liverpool City Council will be considered by cabinet members during a 21 July meeting. Chinatown Development Company Ltd acquired the ... Read More...
Further examination and consultation is needed on Liverpool’s Festival Park masterplan, according to a group of councillors. The vision for the city’s Festival Gardens site will be discussed during a Liverpool City Council meeting next week after Green Party members called-in a previous decision to progress it. In June the council’s cabinet ... Read More...
An environmental work stage of Anfield’s ongoing £260 million regeneration is helping residents to “have more pride” in the area. Cleaning work and repairs being carried out in rear alleyways of the Rockfield area are being welcomed by members of the community as they form the latest phase of a £2m ... Read More...
A prominent Liverpool property developer has helped to fund therapeutic horse riding opportunities for disabled people through a £10,000 donation. Elliot Lawless, director of Elliot Group which is currently developing Wolstenholme Square and sites in the Baltic Triangle, responded to a plea for funds by the city’s Beechley Stables in Allerton. The ... Read More...
Families have begun to move into new homes built on the site the former Dunlop Wellington boot making factory in Walton. Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) in partnership with MCI Developments Ltd, is in the process of building 58 new energy efficient homes at the Hazeldale Road site. The land had stood empty ... Read More...
A Picton neighbourhood could be enhanced by new shops, businesses and community cafés as a ‘Shops for a Pound’ scheme is launched. Having achieved success with its ‘Homes for a Pound’ initiative, Liverpool City Council is now looking to revive vacant retail units on Smithdown Road and Earle Road. Through the project ... Read More...
The £260 million regeneration of Anfield could take a major step forward today (19 February) with Liverpool City Council’s cabinet expected to give the green light for the creation of a 100-bed hotel. Based in Anfield Square, adjacent to the stadium, the hotel, proposed by Your Housing Group (YHG), will support ... Read More...