St John’s Market closed by council over £1.7m of unpaid rent
Liverpool city council closed St John’s Market on Monday with immediate effect.
St John’s Market which has been open since 1969, came to an abrupt end after an ongoing rent dispute dating back to August 2020.
The 43 tenancies at the...
Chancellor announces massive AstraZeneca investment to South Liverpool site
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his Budget that AstroZeneca have pledged to invest a massive £450 million at their manufacturing site in Speke for a major expansion.
The investment, which has been long speculated, will be used to research, develop...
Wavertree school opening postponed despite concerns raised by MP
Families have been disappointed after a new academy in Wavertree postponed their opening to 2025 after allowing applications for places to start in September.
MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Paula Barker, recently revealed she wrote to Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary,...
Protests over closure threat at two Liverpool leisure centres
Protesters gathered at Liverpool Town Hall ahead of the budget meeting on Wednesday. This follows the council's plans to hand over the control of two leisure centres to third parties. The leisure centres are Park Road and Everton leisure...
Lib Dem leader slams ‘secret’ decision to purchase former police station
Liberal Democrats leader Cllr Carl Cashman has claimed that the council should have ‘scrutinised the decision’ after it announced plans to buy Smithdown Lane Police station.
The council announced last week that it would move ahead with the development of...
Liverpool’s first openly gay councillor: pride and prejudice
Since the 2019 General Election the UK parliament now claims the largest number of openly LGBTQ+ members than any other national legislature - but is there enough representation of this community and who paved the way?
With the 2021 census...
Locals Feeling Hopeful Ahead of Budget Cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hinted that he will introduce tax cuts in the budget, set to be delivered tomorrow.
This comes as growing pressure has been placed on the Chancellor to cut taxes with them being at a current historic...
Liverpool Life Science Sector receives £31M boost from Government
Liverpool City Centre has been awarded a multimillion-pound boost for the life sciences hub and for one of the cities markets.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, announced a £31m investment package for the city...
Warrington MP speaks out on ADHD medication shortages
A Warrington MP has criticised the government over shortages of ADHD medication for her constituents.
A BBC North West investigation has found that drugs used to treat ADHD are being traded to UK buyers on encrypted apps in “potentially lethal”...
North West to receive £1.5bn investment in transport
The government has confirmed that the North West will receive £1.48bn from the Local Transport Fund from next April.
The funding comes from reallocated HS2 funding and is being invested into new bus and train stations, better public transport and...
