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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Liverpool's African Caribbean centre officially saved
Liverpool's African Caribbean centre will remain in its current location, it has been were raised in February when Liverpool City Council announced plans for a new school to be built on land occupied by the centre on Upper Parliament of the local community and the organisation's trustees launched a campaign to prevent the centre, which has stood since the 1970s, from having to make way for the school and council has now pledged to preserve the building and surrounding land. Earlier this year, tensions rose in a series of meetings discussing plans to build Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, which will provide hundreds of school first 120 pupils of the Star Academies-run school could start in September is huge demand for secondary school places in Liverpool, with the council saying the shortage in supply would be critical in Local Democracy Reporting Service understands talks were held between the African Caribbean centre's trustees and council officials on Wednesday to finalise the revised school plans.A 125-year lease has previously been granted to the Department for Education and Star Academies for the development of the new school on approximately four acres of land around Upper Parliament Street, Mulgrave Street and Selborne Street. However many criticised the local authority for a perceived lack of engagement with the Toxteth community over the future of the leader Liam Robinson said the authority was hopeful the DfE would support the proposals to bring the "long-campaigned for school into the community".He said as the project moved through the planning process there would be further engagement with stakeholders and the wider Park ward councillor Lucille Harvey, campaigned to save the African Caribbean centre."The centre has been at the heart of the L8 community for decades, and its place in people's lives should not be underestimated, so it is great news that it will retain its current site," she said."A new school and a thriving community centre will bring real benefits to the L8 community for many years to come." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Police station demolished as Liverpool plan moves forward
A £1bn development near Liverpool city centre is set to move into a new phase after work to demolish a key landmark building was former Smithdown Lane Police Station has been removed as part of development of the Knowledge Quarter area in Paddington is part of plans to transform the area into a "hub for research and innovation" and will also include a new neighbourhood, revamped green space and new active travel City Council leader Liam Robinson said the demolition was "a landmark moment in our journey to ensuring Liverpool becomes one of Europe's leading Research and Development centres in science innovation". "An expanded Paddington Village is vital to the city's future economic growth and to creating a conveyor belt of high skilled jobs," he said."Once delivered, this former brownfield site will become the engine room for the delivery of our wider Investment Zone plans for the coming decade and beyond."This site currently includes the Spine office building, a multi-storey car park, and the Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village Tim Jones, Vice Chancellor at the University of Liverpool, said, it was "the latest milestone" in the development of Paddington South which would benefit the city "in terms of jobs, reputation, wealth generation and more".Minister for Local Growth, Alex Norris, MP, said the Paddington South site was "set to become a hub for research and innovation, driving growth and opportunities in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter and beyond". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
17-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Measles in Liverpool: Call to 'get everyone fully vaccinated'
The leader of Liverpool City Council has vowed to ensure "we get everyone fully vaccinated" against measles following the death of a child who had contracted the highly contagious Robinson said the local authority extended its "deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences" to the family of the unidentified child, who died on Sunday at Alder Hey Children's bosses said measles was on the rise among young people in the area, with a surge in "seriously unwell" children being admitted to said the Labour-run council would do its utmost to improve the uptake of vaccines in the city. The Alder Hey case was the second death due to an acute measles infection in Great Britain this decade, the Local Democracy Reporting Service official details have been released either about the latest child's vaccination status or whether they were also being treated for other Sunday Times reported the child was ill with measles and other health June, Alder Hey said it had treated 17 children with Liverpool, the take-up rate for having both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine stands at about 74%, significantly lower than the 83% rate for England as a achieve herd immunity, the World Health Organization wants 95% of the population to be this week, Liverpool's director of public health said he was very concerned about the spread of some areas of the city, Prof Matt Ashton said he believed vaccination rates were even lower, increasing fears of a major measles counterpart in Wirral, Dave Bradburn, confirmed on Tuesday that his borough had recorded a case of measles involving a young child. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Liverpool's fines for fly-tipping, littering and dog poo to rise
Litter louts, irresponsible dog owners and fly-tippers will face harsher penalties after Liverpool City Council confirmed plans to employ a new company to help it respond to environmental offences. Faced with spending £12m each year on cleaning litter and fly-tipping across the city, councillors have approved plans to bring in a firm to crack down on offenders who fail to keep the streets will be higher fines for litter and graffiti, while a tiered approach will be brought in for fly-tipping council said communities can "feel unloved and unforgotten" when there are high levels of litter and fly-tipping, and poorly managed household and commercial waste. "Unfortunately there's a small minority of people who don't play by the rules and it's frustrating that it blights the lives of other people, said council leader Liam Robinson, who added: "It's not acceptable."The charge for dropping litter will increase to £150, up from £80, with an early payment option of £100 for those who pay within 14 graffiti and fly-posting is also facing sterner punishment, with fines doubling to £ of up to three bags will result in a £500 fine, while more than three bags, but less than a van load, will attract a penalty of £750. A load equivalent to a light commercial van or "clear evidence of waste being commercial, or business waste transported by an unlicensed waste carrier" will land those responsible with a £1,000 who fails to pick up after their dog will also face sterner punishment, with a penalty of £ Robertson-Collins, the council's cabinet member for neighbourhoods and communities, told BBC Radio Merseyside that the local authority had employed 12 council enforcement staff along with an external contractor to tackle the problem."We've got to get people actually looking and catching those people who are not doing the right thing," she said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Event planning review after Liverpool parade crash
A review into the planning of major events in Liverpool will be held after more than 100 people were injured when a car ploughed into crowds of people during a football victory parade. Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson commissioned the review to see if any lessons can be learned from the 26 May incident on Water Street which he said had "cast a dark cloud" on Liverpool FC's Premier League title celebrations. Former Royal Marine and local businessman Paul Doyle, 53, of Burghill Road in West Derby, has been charged with seven offences in relation to the incident. Four adults injured in the incident were named on Tuesday after a judge lifted reporting restrictions. Mr Doyle is accused of the unlawful wounding with intent of Simon Nash, 52, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent to Susan Passey, 77, and Christine Seeckts, 66, and the attempted GBH of Ethan Gillard, 18. He is set to appear again for a plea hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 August. Some businesses in Liverpool city centre have raised questions about how traffic management was handled by the authorities around the Bank Holiday Monday parade. Many fans also complained of "absolute carnage" in trying to get home from Lime Street station afterwards. At a town hall council cabinet meeting, Robinson confirmed the local authority would review its plans for all major events following the "distressing" end to the parade. He said people injured in the incident remained at the centre of the council's thoughts. Robinson met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram following the incident. Robinson said people really came together to support one another after the parade, adding that "no city responds to times of crisis like this like Liverpool". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Liverpool parade traffic decisions criticised Police confirm 109 people injured in parade crash Local Democracy Reporting Service
