Plans are afoot to erect a statue of a Liverpool gymnastics and athletics entrepreneur who founded the ‘Liverpool Olympics’. Charity Liverpool Heartbeat is behind proposals to honour Kensington-born John Hulley, who lived in the city from 1832 to 1875. Subject to planning permission, the statue will be located on a vacant concrete ... Read More...
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Plans to create a new Islamic heritage and enterprise centre in Kensington look set for a boost today (14 September). Liverpool City Council is expected to relinquish ownership of a Grade II*-listed premises on West Derby Road – the site of England’s first ever mosque. A document to be discussed by the ... Read More...
The Welsh Connection: How Wales has helped shape Liverpool We take a look at the Welsh influence on Liverpool and its landscape. Words by Christine Toner Liverpool’s links to Wales go far beyond proximity. Often referred to as the capital of Wales, the city has been influenced by the Welsh in more ways than ... Read More...
Plans to limit the number of houses in multiple occupancy (HMO) in parts of Liverpool have been revealed. Liverpool City Council’s cabinet is expected to approve the new policy which will target areas with high levels of HMOs including roads surrounding Smithdown and Ullet Road. The 'HMO Strategy' plans to give the council greater ... Read More...
A cleared plot of land is being earmarked for new homes in Liverpool’s Kensington area. The Fairfield Street site, previously occupied by a house and an adjacent former workshop building which have since been demolished, is the subject of newly submitted plans for five terraced houses. Wirral-based applicant MAC Roofing & Contracting ... Read More...
Plans have been drawn up to build apartments across two plots of disused land in Kensington. Applicant Wincome Properties wants to bring the brownfield sites on Holt Road back into use by constructing 26 new studio apartments and five two-bed apartments there. The vacant plots, which form the entrance to Cotswold Street ... Read More...
A derelict Grade II-listed fire station and a Victorian pub in Kensington have been converted into homes for first-time buyers. Several attempts to save the former fire station on Durning Road, and the adjacent Shipperies Pub, have been made over the years before Liverpool City Council handed the site over to ... Read More...