A “breath-taking” plot of land in North Liverpool is to be turned into a new park for visitors to enjoy. Work will get underway on the site, bordering Kirkdale railway station, as £50,000 of funding has been allocated for the green space. The plot, which consists of woodland and grassed areas with ... Read More...
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Community groups and organisations could be given funding to start new environmental improvement projects and activities. A total of £20,000 is being made available by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson for initiatives such as litter picking in parks and green spaces or planting in grot spots. Not for profit groups, civic organisations, ... Read More...
Up to 3,000 eco-friendly homes, a waterpark and new venues could be built at Liverpool's former International Festival Gardens site under new plans revealed by Mayor Joe Anderson. Mayor Anderson unveiled architects K2’s vision for a new cultural garden suburb called Festival Park during a presentation at the International Festival for ... Read More...
Royal De Luxe’s Jean Luc Courcoult is on a mission to map out potential locations for the proposed return of the company’s giant puppets to Merseyside. The firm’s creative director took a ferry cruise along the Mersey to scope out sites on both sides of the river yesterday (10 June), with Mayor of ... Read More...
Professor Phil Redmond will chair a new Cultural Partnership to help put the whole Liverpool City Region on the map as a cultural hub of the North. The UK City of Culture head and Mersey TV founder will lead the initiative as it aims to build on the creative success Liverpool ... Read More...
A civic reception for the local boxers who took part in last weekend’s WBC tournament at Goodison Park will take place at Liverpool Town Hall today (2 June). The televised event at the home of Everton Football Club saw victories for Merseysiders including Tony Bellew in the main event and David ... Read More...
Royal de Luxe’s Giants could make a return in 2018 as part of a proposed year-long programme to mark the 10th anniversary of Liverpool’s City of Culture celebrations. Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has announced that work has already begun on the Eighteen for 18 initiative, which will include a series of ... Read More...
Liverpool will play host to “the most in depth look at The Jam there has ever been” this summer when a new exhibition heads to the city. The waterfront’s iconic Cunard Building will host the display, curated by band frontman Paul Weller’s sister Nicky, Russell Reader and Den Davis. ‘About the Young ... Read More...
The route for Liverpool FC’s potential victory parade across the city, should they triumph over Sevilla in the Europa League final this week, has been revealed. If it takes place, the parade is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people out onto the streets of Liverpool. Although the winners will not ... Read More...
Joe Anderson has been re-elected as Liverpool Mayor following a comfortable victory at the mayoral election on 6 May. The Labour MP secured 53% of the vote to see off his closest rival, Richard Kemp of the Liberal Democrats, by a significant margin. Richard attracted 21% of the total votes, with Green ... Read More...