📚 Discover the wild & whimsical at Liverpool Central Library! The brand new Amazing Animals & Curious Creatures exhibition brings fairy tales, picture books & natural wonders to life in the beautiful surroundings of the Hornby Library. Exhibition runs until 2 Feb 2026

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order in parts of Liverpool city centre. https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-a-public-spaces-protection-order-for-parts-of-liverpool-city-centre/

🚴‍♂️🌱 Join us on Earle Road this Monday, 22 Sept (8 am–6 pm), for Car Free Day! St Hugh’s Primary pupils will lead a street takeover with: - Smoothie bike challenge - Dr Bike maintenance checks - Arts & crafts, walking & cycling fun (10 am–4 pm) Let’s reimagine our streets 💚

🚫 A shop in West Derby has been stripped of its licence due to criminal activity. The owner was warned about selling illicit vapes but continued doing it. Now they've been forced to close. Read more: https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/store-loses-licence-after-illegal-vape-seizure/

⛩️ Something exciting is coming to Liverpool’s iconic Chinatown! A brand new market launches Sunday 28 Sept, with 40+ stalls, street food, crafts, tech & more. This pilot event is part of a wider plan to reinvigorate the area and support local businesses. https://lpoolcouncil.info/4gzkNqf

🚴‍♂️🌱 Join us on Earle Road this Monday, 22 Sept (8 am–6 pm), for Car Free Day! St Hugh’s Primary pupils will lead a street takeover with: - Smoothie bike challenge - Dr Bike maintenance checks - Arts & crafts, walking & cycling fun (10 am–4 pm) Let’s reimagine our streets 💚

🎉 Celebrate 450 Years of Croxteth Hall with Heritage Markets this weekend! On 20 & 21 September, from 11am to 4pm, a special Heritage Market will be held for the very first time inside the stunning Croxteth Hall. Head to Liverpoolcityhalls.co.uk to find out more.

Discover Liverpool’s hidden wartime past at RAF Speke, right where Polish & Czechoslovak pilots helped defend Britain in WWII. Explore rare exhibitions & powerful stories. 📍 Crowne Plaza, Speke 🗓️ Saturday 20 September 2025 🕛 12-5pm Book now: https://lpoolcouncil.info/42FhUOB

🚦 Liverpool City Council is trialling Colas’s Flowell LED pedestrian crossing near Sefton Park! When you step on the crossing, the panels light up to boost driver awareness day & night, making streets safer for everyone. 🚶‍♀️💡 #SaferLiverpool #RoadSafety #Innovation

🗣️ | ‘Suicide’ is a word that most of us avoid, this needs to change in order to break the stigma. Suicide is preventable and we all have a role to play - talking about it can save a life. Find out more by clicking the link. https://lpoolcouncil.info/48at3Yh

🚴‍♂️🌱 Join us on Earle Road this Monday, 22 Sept (8 am–6 pm), for Car Free Day! St Hugh’s Primary pupils will lead a street takeover with: - Smoothie bike challenge - Dr Bike maintenance checks - Arts & crafts, walking & cycling fun (10 am–4 pm) Let’s reimagine our streets 💚

🚦 TRAFFIC UPDATE 🚦 Due to a reported fault affecting traffic signals on the Strand and Scotland Road, there may be delays to your journey. Our teams are working to fix the issue. We apologise for any inconvenience.

#MEETING | Audit Committee takes place tonight at 5pm Liverpool Town Hall. Agenda items include: ⚠️ Risk management update 🔒 Cyber security 📊 Council companies governance report Read reports and watch the meeting live: https://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1876&MId=20895

🚨 You have until tomorrow (Fri) to have your say on the new draft Library Strategy 2025–2030 which outlines plans to make libraries community hubs which are vibrant, inclusive and digitally connected. 📝 Read more & take the survey: http://bit.ly/450NgQc

📣 Big news for Liverpool’s cultural sector! We're extending our Culture & Arts Investment Programme for another 12 months until March 2027 - which means more jobs, more events and more creativity. 🙌 https://lpoolcouncil.info/4gwk8FV

🚧 Road Closure 🚧 Formosa Drive (L10) from Derham Crescent to Elham Crescent has been closed due to flooding. Please use alternative routes. We apologise for any inconvenience.

#EVENT | A special service is taking place on Fri 19 Sept at St George's Hall to remember victims of serious violence. It will include speeches, reflections, poetry and music. Click the link for more info. https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-to-remember-victims-of-serious-violence/

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order in parts of Liverpool city centre. https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-a-public-spaces-protection-order-for-parts-of-liverpool-city-centre/

NEWS | Our neighbourhoods are set for a £20m investment: 🚪 £7m to bring empty homes back into use 🏋️ £5m for Lifestyles fitness centres 👪 £4.75m to improve parks & playgrounds 🚮 £2.2m for communal bins Read more: https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/neighbourhoods-to-get-multi-million-pound-investment/

🗣️ | Council Leader Cllr Liam Robinson, has welcomed news that the Government is to introduce the #Hillsborough Law in full. Read more by clicking the link: https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-city-council-welcomes-the-introduction-of-the-hillsborough-law/

Travelling to school or uni? Why not avoid the morning rush and cycle? 🚴 Make sure your bike is road-ready at our free bike checks with @cyclinguk.bsky.social 🔧 📍 Find us Weds 17th Sept from 9am-12pm at Garston Lifestyles or 1-4pm outside Morrisons in Speke

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order in parts of Liverpool city centre. https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-a-public-spaces-protection-order-for-parts-of-liverpool-city-centre/

🚢 Cunard turns 185 – and Liverpool is celebrating! QM2 docks on 17 Sept for a 2-night stay, with events across 18–19 Sept. 🛍️ Pop-up market with 40+ local makers 🎆 Small sail-away pyrotechnic moment at 9pm Friday 🎖️ Civic reception honouring Cunard’s Freedom of the City

Are you an organisation that wants to help young people into work? 🤔 Need support to make great ideas a reality? 💡 We have Youth Guarantee Trailblazer grant money available - but applications close on 19 September! ⏰ https://lpoolcouncil.info/3VgerSJ

📽️ | We're proud to support the most vulnerable communities in Liverpool through our crisis support schemes, in partnership with the Furniture Resource Centre, making sure those in greatest need get the help they require.

🚧 Matchday Alert, Toffees! 🚧 If you're heading to Hill Dickinson Stadium, plan ahead ⚽️ There will be a traffic management plan in place in the roads around the stadium. Check out the details ⬇️ https://lpoolcouncil.info/4n5I2uk

Electrify Liverpool ⚡🌿 We're set to retire every petrol & diesel van & lorry by 2030 and embrace a fully electric fleet - charging hubs at local depots, silent electric engines, and 98% fewer CO₂ emissions with cleaner HVO on standby. Find out more 👉 https://lpoolcouncil.info/4pln3VO

🚨Up to £4K for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector organisations to co-design our new strategy. We’re prioritising underrepresented voices, including care-experienced, disabled, LGBTQ+, faith-based & more. 🗓️ Apply by 5 Oct ✅ https://liverpool.gov.uk/inclusivevoices

Dear white van driver, we know you like to flytip. So much so, you did it 4 times in your favourite spot in Kensington. Thanks to your bad habits, our enforcement officers have your van. See you in court. Yours, Liverpool City Council #KeepLiverpoolTidy liverpool.gov.uk/.../rubbish-...

#News: Sporting history awaits England's boxing duo. Liverpool's Callum Makin & Odel Kamara are stepping into the ring this weekend in search of World Championship glory @mandsbankarena.bsky.social Only one other English boxer has ever won gold.🏅 Full story liverpoolexpress.co.uk/city-duo-on-...

🎬Over 18? 🎬Live in and around the Kensington area? 🎬Interested in a career in the film & TV sector? 🎬Free tomorrow (Fri)? Why not take part in a free session with our amazing Liverpool Film Office team to learn more about the industry & how you could get your foot on that career ladder. More ⬇️

🚢 It's Cunard’s 185th anniversary and QM2 sails into the city next week to celebrate! Events taking place on Thurs 18 & Fri 19 Sept include first-ever guided tours of Cunard Building, a pop up market, civic reception & a small sail-away pyrotechnic moment. https://lpoolcouncil.info/4nLDPft

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order in parts of Liverpool city centre. https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-a-public-spaces-protection-order-for-parts-of-liverpool-city-centre/

📢 UPDATE: Plans are progressing to future-proof Everton Park & Park Rd Lifestyles Centres, with Cabinet Member, Cllr Harry Doyle, reassuring the community that they are not closing & will remain under Council control while options are explored & implemented. https://bit.ly/48a2GVo

River of Light is back this autumn with the theme The Science of Light! 🥳 From 24 Oct - 2 Nov it will illuminate the waterfront once again with 10 light artworks. Find out more about this much-loved FREE event here: https://bit.ly/48goTB8

#News: Liverpool has marked National Emergency Services Day with a special service of celebration at Liverpool Parish Church recognising the role of all those who dedicate their lives to saving ours. #999Day

#News: The first image and details of a flagship, eco-friendly housing scheme at Liverpool’s iconic Festival Gardens – which could see several hundred new homes created near to the Mersey waterfront – have been revealed. Full story: liverpoolexpress.co.uk/details-reve... #ImprovingLiverpool

🎬Over 18? 🎬Live in and around the Kensington area? 🎬Interested in a career in the film & TV sector? 🎬Free Fri 12 Sept? Why not take part in a free session with our amazing Liverpool Film Office team to learn more about the industry & how you could get your foot on that career ladder. More ⬇️

❤️ Do you Know Your Numbers? There are an estimated 47,000 people in Liverpool who don't know they have high blood pressure. Find out yours at a pharmacy, or click the link for a list of community venues taking readings this week. https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/know-your-numbers-2/

Starting back at school or uni? Why not avoid the morning rush and cycle? 🚴 Make sure your bike is road-ready at our free bike checks with @cyclinguk.bsky.social 🔧 📍 Find us tomorrow from 9am-12pm on Broad Lane, or 1-4pm at Lifestyles Peter Lloyd

EVENT | Merchant Navy Day will be marked today with a service at midday at Liverpool Parish Church, followed by a procession & wreath-laying ceremony at the Pier Head at 1pm. Click the link for more info. https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/merchant-navy-day-to-be-marked-in-liverpool/

We’ve taken successful action against three unlicensed dog boarders this week. 💪 Here’s Andrew Durham, our animal welfare and licensing officer, on why licensing is so important. 🐶 https://bit.ly/4p3GB0N

#CONSULTATION | Have your say on a proposal to introduce a Public Spaces Protection Order in parts of Liverpool city centre. https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/consultation-and-engagement/consultation/consultation-on-a-public-spaces-protection-order-for-parts-of-liverpool-city-centre/

📢 📚 Liverpool’s libraries are evolving - and we want your input! Have your say on the new draft Library Strategy 2025–2030 which outlines plans to make libraries community hubs which are vibrant, inclusive and digitally connected. Read more: https://t.co/bZGJbXCkmC

Prime Minister Keir Starmer writes to parents about “Best Start in Life”. Find out more about support by searching for the “Liverpool Family Information and SEND Directory.” https://bit.ly/4gjyOYP

EVENT | Merchant Navy Day will be marked on Sunday 7 September with a service at midday at Liverpool Parish Church, followed by a procession & wreath-laying ceremony at the Pier Head at 1pm. Click the link for more info. https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/merchant-navy-day-to-be-marked-in-liverpool/

NEWS | 2 unlicensed dog boarders banned from owning or boarding dogs for 7 years. Following an investigation by LCC Rachel and Owen Dempsey were sentenced to a 12-month community order, issued a curfew for 12 weeks and made to pay £250 plus a surcharge. https://bit.ly/4p3GB0N

💡 £30 million for a citywide #LED lighting upgrade ⚡ 65 000 assets improved, real-time fault detection & dynamic dimming via a Central Management System, cutting energy use by up to 80%. 😎 Safer streets, lower bills, net-zero gains. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4lVZAaL

🎬Over 18? 🎬Live in and around the Kensington area? 🎬Interested in a career in the film & TV sector? 🎬Free Fri 12 Sept? Why not take part in a free session with our amazing Liverpool Film Office team to learn more about the industry & how you could get your foot on that career ladder. More ⬇️

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action. Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.