This year’s LCR Pride Awards have been moved from February to April with the deadline for nominations extended. People now have more time to enter the LCR Pride Awards 2023 after the date of the event was changed and the nominations deadline extended. Originally due to take place on Thursday, February 23, the event will now be held on Thursday, April 6. This decision was taken to allow the awards to align with wider city plans and the run-up to […]
Liverpool City Council is delighted to announce that it has been recognised as being a fair employer after introducing several progressive employment practices. The Fair Employment Charter scheme – led by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority – recognises good employers who: pay the Real Living Wage; provide opportunities for staff to develop and progress; avoid insecure work and zero-hour contracts and negotiate with trade unions. All Liverpool City Council colleagues have access to a free employee assistance programme, can […]
Oh buoy! Liverpool’s Cruise team is making a splash – with a bumper schedule for its 2023 season. A record number of turnaround calls, two cruise ships on the berth at once and a 20th anniversary celebration are just some of the highlights of this year’s Cruise Liverpool schedule. Cunard’s Queen Victoria is also set to return to the city, the first time a Cunard ship has been back in Liverpool since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2022 cruise season […]
A project to radically reduce the environmental impact of Liverpool’s roads has been given a multi-million pound boost. Liverpool City Council has been awarded £4m from the Department of Transport’s Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads competition, after successfully pitching an innovative idea to reduce the carbon footprint when designing and resurfacing roads. The aim of Liverpool’s project is to create an ‘Ecosystem of Things’, which looks at every step, be it the fuel vehicles use, to deploying cutting edge materials […]
A project to improve how people get around Liverpool city centre has been given the green light. Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet has agreed to accept more than half a million pounds to develop a mobility strategy that will build on the recent enhancement of key routes such as Lime Street and The Strand. Approval of the funding, from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, paves the way for a review of the outstanding issues and challenges around mobility and connectivity […]
There are plenty of reasons why Liverpool should be at the top of your travel list for 2023 as our city becomes the host for a series of show stopping events. All eyes will be on Aintree Racecourse from 13-15 April 2023 as the world stops to watch the Randox Grand National, the biggest horse race of the year. A staple in Liverpool’s event calendar, it returns for another year, as people flock from around the world to be part […]
With the spectre of Christmas now behind us and the New Year well underway, now is a great time to start planning ahead, saving dates and making bookings, to help ensure you and your friends and family have the best year possible. The latest VisitLiverpool guide has been beautifully designed to bring you a bite-sized but compressive round-up of all the great things happening in Liverpool from now until early summer 2023. . We caught up with Marketing Liverpool’s Digital […]
Liverpool BID Company began over 18 years ago. The company was among the first to be established through the national pilot scheme and are now recognised as one of the most successful and established Business Improvement Districts in the UK. Together, with broad public and private sector support from across Liverpool City Region, Liverpool BID Company have transformed areas of the city, making them safer and more attractive. Liverpool BID Company have also established a programme of art and culture […]
Liverpool’s The Art School is the city region’s only restaurant to make the prestigious Harden’s 100 Best UK Restaurants 2023. The annual guide features the best of the best, with over 3000 further entries in total and it is the most comprehensive and detailed look into the UK’s dining scene, from major cities and towns to tiny hideaways. Chef Patron Paul Askew and the team are immensely proud of reaching no.33 this year after what was their biggest year to […]
The Liverpool Hospitality ‘People Awards’ are returning in spring 2023, and applications are now open. The Liverpool Hospitality Awards Ball will take place at the Titanic Hotel on March 30, 2003 Applications are now open until 5pm on Friday 20th January 2023. Any hospitality businesses who are members of Liverpool Hospitality are encouraged to enter. Categories include: Rising Star Award Unsung Hero Award Front of House Award Heart of House Award Excellence in Food Service Award Sommelier of the Year […]