• 9 months ago
The Government has confirmed a significant reduction in the intervention at Liverpool City Council. Commissioners will hand back powers for finance and highways over the coming weeks. Whitehall's intervention came after a damning report into the local authority in 2021.

Work has begun to build 34 new homes in New Ferry. In March 2017, a furniture store off Boundary Road exploded, injuring 81 people. Wirral Council has been pursuing plans for regeneration with millions of pounds spent to revamp the town's high street.

Part of International Beatleweek will be hosted outside of Liverpool for the first time ever. Held over the August bank holiday weekend, the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton will play host to fans of the Fab Four. The Beatles performed at the town's former Tower Grounds music venue 27 times.
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00:00 I'm Emily Bonner, time now for your latest news updates.
00:05 The government has confirmed a significant reduction in the intervention at Liverpool
00:09 City Council. Commissioners will hand back powers for finance and highways over the coming
00:15 weeks. Whitehall's intervention came after a damning report into the local authority
00:20 in 2021.
00:21 Works begun to build 34 new homes and a new ferry. In March 2017 a furniture store off
00:27 Boundary Road exploded injuring 81 people. Royal Council's been pursuing plans for regeneration
00:32 with millions of pounds spent to revamp the town's high street.
00:37 Part of International Beetle Week will be hosted outside Liverpool for the first time
00:41 ever. Held over August Bank holiday weekend, the 4-O Pavilion in New Brighton will play
00:45 host to fans of the fab four.
00:48 That is all your local headlines for now.
00:49 Thanks for watching.

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