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1/7/2008 Culture breaks 5m barrier
Nearly 5 million people will have attended a cultural event or attraction in Liverpool at the half-way stage of its tenure as European Capital of Culture 2008. ...
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1/7/2008 Ancestry search
Liverpool people are being given a unique opportunity to delve deep into their past and find out the fascinating stories of their ancestry. ...
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1/7/2008 Shakespeare celebration
Liverpool is gearing up for a mass celebration of the world's most famous playwright. ...
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1/7/2008 Memorial for drowned internees
A memorial plaque in memory of the victims of a sunken liner is to be unveiled in Liverpool tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd July). ...
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2/7/2008 Drama helps cut crime
A project to get young people to turn their backs on guns, gangs and anti-social behaviour is already producing results. ...
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3/7/2008 Mop top mania
Liverpool's biggest employer is encouraging its 17,000-strong staff to get behind the first ever Beatles day. ...
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3/7/2008 Loans for better homes
Liverpool city council is helping some of city's most vulnerable people beat the credit crunch. ...
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7/7/2008 Warehouses listed
Two Victorian warehouses, in Liverpool's World Heritage Site, are the latest buildings to be listed in the city. ...
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7/7/2008 University Square work to start
Work is about to start on a scheme which will see major improvements to the main entrance at the University of Liverpool's campus. ...
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7/7/2008 Talent search is on
'Now That's What We Call Culture' at the Echo Arena is the biggest regional talent search ever!...
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7/7/2008 Anti-social behaviour play
A series of hard-hitting dramas about guns, gangs and anti-social behaviour will be performed by young people at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool tomorrow (Tuesday 8th July). ...
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8/7/2008 Imagine...
Liverpool will make summer holiday blues a thing of the past this August, with ten days of boredom-busting activity for young people and families. ...
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8/7/2008 Olympians make a splash
The British Olympic swimming team is to officially open Liverpool's new £17 million Aquatics Centre this week (Thursday 10th July). ...
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8/7/2008 Buildings progress recognised
Liverpool City Council is welcoming a new report which shows it is making solid progress in improving at risk buildings in the city. ...
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9/7/2008 Civic welcome for Romanian guests
Transylvanian students are to be given a civic reception as they visit Liverpool to learn lessons from the current Capital of Culture. ...
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9/7/2008 Dancing into the record books!
Schoolchildren in Liverpool are set to enter the record books by taking part in the world's biggest simultaneous dance event on Friday July 11th. ...
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9/7/2008 An Arabic welcome
Arabic speakers in Liverpool are signing up to a scheme to wear pin badges allowing international tourists to immediately spot them as translators. ...
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11/7/2008 Transport into work
Thousands of people have been helped to get jobs through innovative transport projects, the Merseyside Local Transport Plan (LTP) Partnership's quarterly breakfast briefing has been told. ...
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11/7/2008 Titanic luncheon
THE final meal on the Titanic is to be recreated at a special event hosted by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool on Monday (14 July). ...
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14/7/2008 Tall Ships' royal salute
The Princess Royal is to help launch Liverpool's celebrations as the host port for the start of The Tall Ships' Races 2008 this week. ...
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14/7/2008 City honours Mandela
Liverpool's Lord Mayor is to send a personal message of congratulations to one of the world's greatest statesman. ...
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14/7/2008 Industrial action - updated !
Some council services will be affected by national industrial action on 16th and 17th July. Note - this story has been updated....
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14/7/2008 Tall Ships Guide
The first ever Tall Ships guide to contain images of every vessel at a host port is now on sale. ...
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15/7/2008 Impact of industrial action
Council services in Liverpool will be affected by two days of national industrial action. ...
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16/7/2008 £25m school go-ahead
Outline planning permission has been granted by Liverpool City Council for the new £25 million King David School campus in Childwall. ...
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16/7/2008 Nautical novices
A wave of Liverpool youngsters are to compete in the 2008 Tall Ships' Races after the city launched a special sea-faring search. ...
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17/7/2008 Public transport recommended
Visitors heading to Liverpool for The Tall Ships' Races 2008 are being urged to leave their car at home. ...
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18/7/2008 New Roscoe school blooms
Hundreds of pupils at two of Liverpool's most historic schools are to hold a massive playground party to celebrate their amalgamation. ...
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18/7/2008 Green fourteen!
Liverpool is greener than anywhere else in Merseyside! ...
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18/7/2008 Cool to be in school
Pupils at two Liverpool primary schools are to be rewarded for a massive improvement in attendance on Monday (21st July 2008). ...
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21/7/2008 Springy the Superlambanana
Pupils at a Liverpool primary school are to unveil their very own Superlambanana tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd July 2008). ...
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21/7/2008 Bogus callers warning
Liverpool City Council is warning residents to be vigilant for fraudsters posing as environmental health officers. ...
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22/7/2008 Speke market opens
The new-look Speke market will be officially opened tomorrow. ...
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22/7/2008 Town Hall tours
Visitors are being invited to look around one of Liverpool's finest buildings during 08. ...
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22/7/2008 The Emperor and the tiger
A spectacular open-air performance featuring a crew and cast of more than 150 is set to grace one of Liverpool's original Victorian Parks. ...
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23/7/2008 Be Lord Mayor for the day
Liverpool's Lord Mayor is offering a lucky resident the chance to experience life as the city's first citizen. ...
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23/7/2008 Cycle survey
Liverpool's bike riders are being asked how they think the city can be made more cycle friendly. ...
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24/7/2008 Knockout tickets on sale
Tickets for one of the sporting highlights of Liverpool's European Capital of Culture year are on sale. ...
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24/7/2008 Tuebrook and Stoneycroft clean up
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft is the latest area to be targeted in a crime and grime clean-up as part of Liverpool's RESPECT programme. ...
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24/7/2008 Sign of regeneration
A new multi-media directory will help to get more local people into jobs. ...
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25/7/2008 Carnival 2008
The streets of Liverpool will resound to the beating of 600 hundred Samba drums and the magnificent sights of glorious costumes and glittering floats on Saturday 2nd August when the city hosts its ...
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25/7/2008 Shocking night at Central Library
It's set to be a nerve-jangling evening at Liverpool Central Library as one of the world's most acclaimed crime writers comes to the city. ...
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28/7/2008 Ropewalks funding boost
Moves to continue the regeneration of the Ropewalks area in Liverpool city centre have been given a £1.5m boost. ...
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28/7/2008 Blooming success for day centre
People who attend a day centre in Liverpool are smelling of roses after celebrating a blooming success at the 2008 RHS Tatton Flower Show. ...
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29/7/2008 Mathew Street Music Festival
Liverpool will be the UK capital of live music this August Bank Holiday. ...
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29/7/2008 Drama at Gormley statues
The Antony Gormley statues on Crosby beach will be the venue for a drama with a difference this week (Thursday, July 31). ...
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30/7/2008 Biting back at loan sharks
Three Liverpool residents with suspected links to loan sharks have been arrested thanks to a new team biting back. ...
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30/7/2008 Warehouse listed
Humyak House, a warehouse on Duke Street near the reconstructed Casartelli Building, has been listed as part of the on-going review of Liverpool's World Heritage Site. ...
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31/7/2008 Then he kissed her...
This year, Mills & Boon celebrates a century as one of the most enduringly popular brand names in publishing. ...
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31/7/2008 Women tackle Mayor
Liverpool's footie-mad Lord Mayor is supporting a new team - from China! ...