Mayor Joe Anderson
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£100,000 fund set up for community projects
A dedicated fund of £100,000 has been put forward to help community crowdfunding projects in Liverpool.
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Much-loved Bombed Out Church is back
Liverpool’s St Luke’s – better known as the Bombed Out Church – has fully reopened to the public once more.
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Mayor targets air quality improvement
Mayor Joe Anderson has urged the council to investigate introducing a ‘Clean Air Zone’ in the city centre.
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JMU Journalism’s news review of 2016
Shock election results and the new Hillsborough Inquests verdicts formed just part of a hectic news cycle in 2016.
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Controversy over possible 10% Council Tax hike
JMU Journalism asks Liverpool residents for their say on Mayor Joe Anderson’s proposed referendum on a 10% Council Tax rise.
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Final Hillsborough memorial at Anfield
The last of the annual Hillsborough memorial services was held at Anfield on the 27th anniversary of the disaster.
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Adult social care to face further cuts
Cuts to the adult social services budget are to be made by Liverpool City Council again.
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Love letters bid to halt library cuts
A battle to save 11 city libraries from closure has taken a new turn in the form of love letters to Mayor Joe Anderson.
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Ricky ‘chuffed’ with freedom award
Ricky Tomlinson tells JMU Journalism he is “overwhelmed” after being awarded the ‘Freedom of Liverpool’.
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Anfield expansion gets the green light
A £100m scheme to redevelop Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium has been given the go-ahead by council officials.
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‘Bombed Out Church’ sale uproar
More than 25,000 people have signed a petition to save St Luke’s Church from being sold by the council to a private company.
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City’s football pitches to remain free
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has pledged that the council will continue to support local football by not charging pitch fees.
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Over £1bn invested in city in 2013
New figures have revealed that over £1 billion of regeneration work was started in Liverpool in 2013.
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Liverpool worst hit by funding cuts
The government’s latest round of funding cuts will affect Liverpool more than any other major English city.
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Anderson names team of deputies
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has appointed an all-female team to help him with his civic duties.
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Anti-fascism march attracts thousands
Thousands gathered in Liverpool for a ‘march against fascism’.
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Mayor urges restraint as cuts hit city hard
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson tells JMU Journalism he is doing everything he can to stop the city going bankrupt.
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Liverpool bus lanes scrapped
Bus lanes in Liverpool will be scrapped as part of a nine-month trial which aims to reduce traffic congestion.
