The 12 artworks which will transform Liverpool’s waterfront this month as part of River of Light have been revealed. For 17 nights, from Friday 22 October until Sunday 7 November, the waterfront will be transformed into a FREE illuminated outdoor art gallery. Twelve large scale light artworks will create a 2km trail ... Read More...
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Croxteth Hall and Country Park looks set to remain under the control of Liverpool City Council despite undergoing a procurement process to find an external operator. The local authority has now announced it is to launch a new investment drive to transform the historic country house estate into a major tourist attraction. The council, ... Read More...
Liverpool’s City Historian has retired after over 25 years of service. Steve Binns, who has been blind since birth, has run guided tours of the town hall and St George’s Hall since 1990. Steve was presented with a unique 3D model of the town hall at a special retirement presentation yesterday (31 ... Read More...
The Whitechapel Centre will be awarded with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool at an event this week. The centre, which provides support to those affected by homelessness, social exclusion or housing poverty, will be admitted to the Freedom Rolls of Association at a ceremony at the Town Hall on ... Read More...
A local estate agent has urged caution ahead of a Liverpool City Council meeting today (14 September) which will see councillors vote on plans to lobby the government for new powers to tax student landlords. Helen Griffin-Booth, director of Bluerow Homes, which works with student landlords across the city, believes today’s decision ... Read More...
A pair of significant apartment schemes could be given the go-ahead at a Liverpool City Council planning meeting today (9 August). The committee will discuss plans to build more than 250 apartments next to The Keel development at Queens Dock as well as proposals to erect 69 flats on Duke Street. Glenbrook ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council will hand out its 2016 Citizen of Honour awards - which celebrate individuals who have helped to enrich life in the city - later today (9 May). This year’s accolades will go to the original manager of The Beatles Allan Williams, veteran voluntary worker Brian Lawless MBE, community ... Read More...