An underused concrete amphitheatre in Everton Park is to be transformed into Liverpool’s first learn-to-ride facility. The £330,000 “Mini-Roads” scheme will see the creation of a new cycle track, which has been designed to imitate a realistic road layout, with junctions and crossings. Funded by both Liverpool City Council, using Section 106 ... Read More...
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A project to improve how people get around Liverpool city centre has been given the green light. Liverpool City Council’s cabinet has agreed to accept more than half a million pounds to develop a mobility strategy that will build on the recent enhancement of key routes such as Lime Street and ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has appointed a team of experts to help market and sell a unique plot of land next to Liverpool Football Club’s world-famous Anfield Stadium. Anfield Square, which lies less than a goal-kick away from the Kop, is seen as the next key element in the £260 million regeneration ... Read More...
A report to Liverpool City Council’s cabinet next Friday (20 January) is recommending the adoption of a Community Led Housing (CLH) Asset Disposal Policy, which aims to unlock vacant land and properties for community groups to convert into new homes. The proposed policy echoes the ambition of the city’s Victorian and ... Read More...
The commissioners appointed to Liverpool City Council, following the Best Value Inspection, have published their first report, giving initial observations about the leadership team and their work. The team – led by Mike Cunningham - with colleagues Joanna Killian, Neil Gibson and Deborah McLaughlin have concluded that the council is “at ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has announced that all of the city’s parks are to be protected forever. The city’s acting mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, is set to make plans official today which will see the protection of 100 much-loved parks and green spaces, totalling 1,039 hectares. In a partnership with the charity Fields ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council’s first major housing scheme in more than 30 years is to set clear its final hurdle this week. The landmark scheme, at Denford Road in Dovecot, aims to deliver 105 homes in partnership with Merseyside developer Lovell and local registered provider Riverside. Now a report to the council’s cabinet ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has launched a major public consultation exercise on limiting the practice of converting smaller homes into houses of multiple occupation (HMOs). Over the past decade, Liverpool has seen a significant growth in the number of HMOs – with its booming student population and current housing benefit rules fuelling ... Read More...
Liverpool residents are being asked to show their legendary generosity to make sure that some of our city’s most vulnerable young people have a present to open this Christmas. Last week, Liverpool City Council launched its annual staff Christmas Gift Appeal which asks employees to donate items that will be given ... Read More...
A new £9.5 million fund to support small and micro businesses affected by COVID-19 will open for applications on Monday (30 November). The Hospitality, Leisure and Retail Grants scheme is part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s £40m emergency support fund. This new funding grant has been allocated to support small ... Read More...