Liverpool City Council - March


 
  • 2/3/2006 Health mates to get kids fit

    SIXTH formers are to be paid to act as 'health mates' and mentor younger children in a bid to cut obesity in Liverpool....

  • 3/3/2006 Jobs in store for neighbourhood

    Liverpool's neighbourhood staff are working with supermarket giant Tesco to help get unemployed people into jobs....

  • 3/3/2006 All systems go for Olympic pool

    WORK is to start on building an Olympic size swimming pool in Liverpool after the city council approved a £15 million construction contract....

  • 3/3/2006 Old Swan turns over a new leaf

    ONE of Liverpool's oldest libraries is proving popular following work to give it a huge facelift. ...

  • 3/3/2006 Rib-tickling lunch at Town Hall

    THE TOWN Hall's sides will be splitting next week when Liverpool's top funny men and women pay a visit to the Lord Mayor....

  • 3/3/2006 Women on course for freedom

    HELP for women affected by domestic violence is now available in Liverpool....

  • 6/3/2006 Liverpool ad agency to create national 08 campaign

    Liverpool based agency Finch have been appointed to produce the first national advertising campaign promoting Liverpool as European Capital of Culture in 2008. ...

  • 6/3/2006 Police in for questioning

    TOP police officers from Liverpool are to be given a grilling by dozens of schoolchildren. ...

  • 6/3/2006 Sarah's memory lives on in new school

    THE memory of an 11 year-old girl is to live on in a new school named after her....

  • 7/3/2006 Wimbledon legends set for Liverpool

    The world's most famous off-court tennis star is to officiate at the 2006 Liverpool International Tennis Tournament....

  • 7/3/2006 Official youth voice for culture

    YOUNG people in Liverpool are being asked to become part of a new Youth Advisory Group....

  • 7/3/2006 Stores bar entrance to yobs

    LIVERPOOL is helping to make its local shopping centres safer. ...

  • 8/3/2006 Hindu myth updated

    AN AMAZING Hindu myth has been turned into a Planetarium show in Liverpool. ...

  • 8/3/2006 New disoveries at Mr Hardman's photographic studio

    The Mayor of Liverpool is to open a new Discovery Room at Mr Hardman's Photographic Studio later this month, and have his own photograph taken the old fashioned way!...

  • 9/3/2006 Council tax up by 49p per week

    COUNCIL TAX for Liverpool City Council services is to go up by 3.3 per cent from April. ...

  • 10/3/2006 Fantastic plastic!

    New community centres

    Liverpool City Council launches innovative new council tax payment card...

  • 10/3/2006 Leader Meets Young MPs

    LIVERPOOL'S school-age MPs are being given a chance to question the Leader of the City Council....

  • 13/3/2006 Top author books in at library

    TOP author Frank Cottrell Boyce will be reading extracts from his acclaimed book 'Millions' at a Liverpool library this coming Wednesday....

  • 14/3/2006 Down on the dumps

    Council staff will be sifting through illegally dumped bin bags to see if they contain enough information to prosecute their owners....

  • 14/3/2006 Double top for Liverpool at 'Oscars'

    LIVERPOOL city council has scored a double victory at the local government equivalent of the Oscars. ...

  • 14/3/2006 Register for a free Recycling Pack

    Liverpool Recycling logo

    You can now register for a free Recycling Pack. When you register, you will receive a recycling box, a recycling bag and a delivery calendar....

  • 15/3/2006 Kids are tree-mendous at recycling

    YOUNG eco-warriors in Liverpool are saving hundreds of trees every year....

  • 16/3/2006 Space girls' mission launched

    The largest rocket ever launched in the UK is being displayed at an all girls' school to inspire the next generation of female scientists....

  • 17/3/2006 MPs examine Liverpool's heritage

    A Parliamentary Committee is to hold a meeting in Liverpool next Monday as part of an inquiry into protecting and preserving heritage....

  • 17/3/2006 Market on the move

    LIVERPOOL'S historic Great Homer Street market is set to enter a new era....

  • 20/3/2006 England stars bid for home glory in Liverpool

    ENGLAND'S leading squash stars will be heading to Merseyside in May hoping for home glory in the inaugural Liverpool08 Open Squash Championship at St George's Hall....

  • 21/3/2006 Fraktured sound in Liverpool

    IMPROVISED classical musical group, Frakture, are holding another of their popular gigs with guest stars....

  • 20/3/2006 Liverpool's athletes win Commonwealth medals

    Neil Perkins

    Three of Liverpool City Council's elite sporting scholars picked up a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....

  • 21/3/2006 From river to dry land

    ARTISTS and writers who range from schoolchildren to former homeless people are launching an exhibition about their Mersey memories....

  • 21/3/2006 Child's play in playground

    LIVERPOOL youngsters are being encouraged out of the classroom and into the playground. ...

  • 22/3/2006 Free foody family fun

    A FABULOUS free family event this weekend celebrates the diversity of Liverpool's food culture....

  • 22/3/2006 Capital of consumer culture

    RAPPERS, actors and artists will be mixing with shoppers at an exciting cultural event in Liverpool....

  • 22/3/2006 World in one cookbook

    A COOKBOOK which celebrates Liverpool's rich cultural heritage is set to be unveiled....

  • 22/3/2006 New Opening for Lord Mayor

    VISITORS to Liverpool's Town Hall will be personally greeted by the Lord Mayor on Friday (24 March)....

  • 23/3/2006 Wanted - Ambassadors to tell world about 2008

    Lovers of Liverpool unite!...

  • 23/3/2006 Kids get fit 4 the future

    MORE than 150 Liverpool children are being put through their paces as part of a pioneering get-fit programme....

  • 24/3/2006 Liverpool 2008 Chief Executive appointed

    Jason Harborow

    The Executive Group of the Liverpool Culture Company Board has announced the appointment of Jason Harborow as its Chief Executive. ...

  • 27/3/2006 Local government industrial action

    LOPCC Conference

    Liverpool City Council services will be severely affected by industrial action on Tuesday, March 28th, due to a national dispute over pensions. ...

  • 29/3/2006 Lesbian and Gay forum

    Rainbow Flag

    There will be a Lesbian and Gay forum in the Collingwood Room in Millennium House, Victoria Street, Liverpool on 5th April 2006 at 6:00pm-7:30pm. ...

  • 24/3/2006 Low cost loans to

    COUNCIL-backed loans to help people buy a new home or fund improvements are to be trialled in Liverpool....

  • 23/3/2006 Derby kings get shirty for 08

    The Merseyside derby is set to for a Premiership first this weekend....

  • 24/3/2006 New Market Hall Opens

    THE new Great Homer Street Market Hall opens for trading tomorrow (Saturday 25 March)...

  • 27/3/2006 Call us to crush 'nuisance' cars

    ABANDONED cars will be crushed as the hard-hitting 'Cube it" campaign hits Liverpool's streets....

  • 27/3/2006 Melodies of scouse

    SCOUSERS or all ages and all walks of life have been filmed to create a completely new piece of music....

  • 27/3/2006 And sow to bed ...

    A GARDENER who arranged flowers for the Queen and the Pope is retiring after nearly 50 years of getting his hands dirty....

  • 27/3/2006 Poetry in early day motion

    Parliament's first ever poetic Early Day Motion will be delivered by Liverpool Laureate Roger McGough tomorrow (Tuesday, March 28)....

  • 28/3/2006 No poetry in early day motion

    GEORGE HOWARTH MP, Chair of the European Capital of Culture 2008 All-Party Group today urged Westminster authorities to lift a ban on an Early Day Motion that was drafted in support of the City of ...

  • 28/3/2006 Voice of an ancient building

    SCHOOLCHILDREN are in the dock this week as they tell stories inspired by St George's Hall....

  • 29/3/2006 Painting a picture of work

    A NEW course is helping to paint a picture of the world of work....

  • 28/3/2006 Invite to film screening

    A GRIPPING documentary about Liverpool City Centre living in the 20th Century is set to be screened, with musicians who have contributed to the soundtrack invited....

  • 30/3/2006 Voices raised in harmony

    HUNDREDS of schoolchildren have experienced world cultures with the help of a Liverpool arts organisation....

  • 31/3/2006 Head teachers get lessons in aerobics

    HEAD TEACHERS and governors from schools across Liverpool are to get aerobics lessons next week....