📢 | Attention Liverpool families! There are hundreds of FREE activities available for young people as part of our Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) programme. Plus drinks and snacks are included! Click the link in the comments for more info. #SummerSavings

🎥 | We have pledged to create a Youth Parliament tasked with developing a Child Friendly City ‘manifesto’ with ideas and initiatives children and young people want to see introduced. Read more by clicking the link in the comments.

📢 | We're delighted to announce that #Liverpool has achieved international recognition as a UNICEF Child Friendly City, acknowledging progress in embedding children’s rights across services, policies and communities. Read more by clicking the link in the comments.

🤸| Our free Lifestyles Junior scheme is now live! Eligible young people aged 8-17 who live in Liverpool are now able to sign up for the new Kids Go Free membership as part of the council’s Active Lifestyles Youth Offer. Find out more by clicking the link in the comments.

This year's Summer Reading Challenge is under way! 🎵 Read to the Beat is all about celebrating the joy of music through the magic of reading. Children can sign up at any library and special storytelling, song writing, and craft sessions will be taking place across July. More in the comments.

🚴 | There's just a year to go to the start of the Tour De France heading to Liverpool! On the second day, competitors will race from the Cumbrian town of Keswick before finishing the stage in a super sprint along our iconic waterfront. Click the link in the comments for more.

During Armed Forces Week, there will be a special military music performance on Saturday 27 June at 1pm on Castle Street. ‘Bringing the Beat: Military Bands Live’ will feature up to 70 musicians. #ArmedForcesWeek

🇬🇧 | We've marked the start of #ArmedForcesWeek at Liverpool Town Hall. On Saturday 27 June, there is a Beating Retreat on Castle Street at 1pm to mark Armed Forces Day. Find out more by clicking the link in the comments.

🕶️ | It's set to be another warm day - please remember to stay safe in the sun! 🧢 Use sunscreen and wear a hat 👵 Check on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours 💧 Stay hydrated Get more tips for staying safe 👇 https://media.liverpoolexpress.co.uk/lJZvT

📢 | A programme of events will take place across Liverpool next week to mark Armed Forces Week, including a formal flag raising, civic engagements, and a military music performance in the city centre. Click the link in the comments for details.

What does courage look like? Sometimes it’s starting over, learning a new language, or finding a place to call home This Refugee Week, we celebrate the courage, & contributions of refugees in Liverpool & around the world This is Liverpool. A city of courage. A city of welcome #RefugeeWeek2026

📢 | Find out more about the upcoming highway improvements on Wavertree High Street at drop-in events at Liverpool Aquatics Centre, Wellington Road, Liverpool L15 4LE: • Tuesday 16 June, 9.30am-12.30pm • Tuesday 30 June, 3.30pm - 6.30pm Click the link in the comments for more info.

🗣️ | Carers Week starts on Monday 8 June, and there's lots happening in Liverpool: ℹ️ Information and advice drop-ins 📝 Getting a carers assessment 🖥️ Support securing employment Find out more by clicking the link in the comments.

📸 | Today we held a Day of Action at Mab Lane woods in Yew Tree. The Neighbourhoods & Parks teams were joined by local councillors, Merseyside Police, the University of Liverpool, YPAS & residents. Improvements including new accessible entrances and benches are coming soon! #WhereWeLiverpool

A year to the day since the 2025 Liverpool FC victory parade, we are thinking of all of those affected by the actions of Paul Doyle.

💬 Happening Today 💙 Every Mind Matters event in #L8 Get support on dementia, wellbeing, benefits & more. Meet local organisations and professionals. ✅ Free & open to all 🗓 Thurs 21 May | 10am–3pm 📍 FireFit Hub, Toxteth ☕ Refreshments provided #DementiaAwareness

📢 | Norris Green East has become the second Pride in Place area in Liverpool to appoint a Chair of the Board. Ann-Marie Ferrigan will bring together community representatives and other local stakeholders to create a 10-year plan to spend £20 million in the area. Read more in the comments.

🚧 Speke Hall Rd (from Triumph Way/Barford Rd to North Ave) will be closed overnight for essential works from Monday 18 - Thursday 21 May, and on Tuesday 26 May. Traffic will be diverted via Hillfoot Avenue, Woodend Avenue & Speke Boulevard. Thank you for your patience.

Hundreds of long‑term empty homes across Liverpool are being brought back into use to help families on the council housing list 🏠 It's thanks to a £7.3m Empty Homes Grant scheme, open to homeowners and landlords. Read more 👇 https://media.liverpoolexpress.co.uk/enQyG

🏛️ One of Liverpool’s most significant historic buildings is set for a new chapter. Newsham House is being brought to market, opening up opportunities to secure its long-term future. Read more 👉 https://orlo.uk/vyf9w

🗳️ | There are no local elections in Liverpool on Thursday 7 May. In 2023 we moved to a new 'whole council' system in which all 85 seats are contested every four years, meaning the next elections will take place on Thursday 6 May 2027.

✅ New measures to improve housing conditions across Liverpool are set to be given the go-ahead by Cabinet. The plans will help raise standards in rented homes and protect tenants across the city. Read more: 👇 https://orlo.uk/EOq0Q

From today the new Renters’ Rights Act introduces changes for landlords and renters across England. Get the latest info on how you are affected. If you are a resident or landlord, click here: https://orlo.uk/792Kh If you are a student, click here: https://orlo.uk/tLiHp

 🗣️ | We need your help to develop our new Hate Crime Action Plan, which will set out the actions and activities we will take, alongside partners, to tackle the issue. ➡️ https://orlo.uk/EVsbw

🤝 Residents in L8 have attended the first engagement sessions hosted by LCC, helping to shape future developments in their neighbourhood. 🗣️ It was a great session, packed with passionate community members sharing information and opinions. ➡️ More: https://orlo.uk/0uOrW

The new Renters’ Rights Act will introduce changes for both landlords and renters across England. Get the latest information on what the Act will mean in practice. If you are a resident or landlord, click here: https://orlo.uk/s48hr If you are a student, click here: https://orlo.uk/1iMPT

NEWS | Cunard has announced a world-first which will see its fleet uniting on the River Mersey. On 16 May 2028, their four liners will come together in their spiritual home in one of the most memorable occasions in Cunard’s modern history. 🛳️ 🛳️ 🛳️ 🛳️ Link in comments.

🤝 | We're working together with partners as part of the new Merseyside Antisocial Behaviour Partnership (MASP). We’ve been out today ensuring retailers aren't inadvertently encouraging antisocial behaviour & also seized counterfeit goods. Click the link in comments for info.

📷 | Council Leader, Cllr Liam Robinson & Lord Mayor, Cllr Barbara Murray, have laid wreaths at Anfield to mark the 37th anniversary of #Hillsborough #YNWA

Liverpool’s iconic Cunard Building is set to run on low‑carbon heat, cutting emissions and helping protect one of our most historic landmarks for the future 🌱 Part of our plans to improve air quality, cut carbon and reach net zero by 2030. Read more ⬇️ https://orlo.uk/1YMDS