Posts
10 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
New £10m Local Business Support Grants Launched for Liverpool City Region
The new Local Business Support Grants, of between £3,750 and £13,500 per business, are aimed at businesses who have not yet accessed funding from the Liverpool City Region.
8 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Additional support announced for Liverpool City Region taxi drivers
A further £2m fund, established by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to enable its six local authorities to contribute to the costs of taxi licences, has been announced.
4 February 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Steve Rotheram Welcomes Liverpool City Region Town Centres Commission Report
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has welcomed the report of the city region’s Town Centres Commission, which he established in January 2020.
29 January 2021
General News
Liverpool City Region Hits Half a Million Rapid Tests
More than half a million rapid tests for Covid-19 have now been taken across the Liverpool City Region.
28 January 2021
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
£10m Top-Up Grants announced for Liverpool City Region businesses
A new £10m round of top-up grants will be made available for all 1500 businesses supported by the first two rounds of the Liverpool City Region’s emergency COVID-related support grants.
8 January 2021
General News
Plea for lockdown to be obeyed as Covid cases spiral
Political and public health leaders across Liverpool City Region are urging people to follow lockdown rules, as rates of Covid-19 continue to rise dramatically.
6 January 2021
General News
Metro Mayor Proposes Freeze on Mayoral Council Tax Precept, Mersey Tunnel Tolls and Transport Levy
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has announced proposals to freeze the Mayoral Precept and Mersey Tunnel Tolls for the financial year 2021/22.
17 December 2020
General News
Covid-19 ‘SMART’ Testing Helps Liverpool City Region Stay in Tier 2
The success of the Liverpool Covid-19 Testing pilot, and the subsequent roll-out to the wider Liverpool City Region, has helped the area stay in Tier 2 – and may help reduce restrictions further in the future.
15 December 2020
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
£2.65m from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to create 300+ jobs across three sites
Construction is now underway at three development sites across the Liverpool City Region following an investment of £2.65m from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Light Industrial Fund.
9 December 2020
Business & Economic Resilience Updates
Metro Mayor announces £1.1m boost for innovative local businesses
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced £1.1m of funding from the Future Innovation Fund Pilot to 22 local SMEs who have continued to innovate during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to the city region’s economic recovery.
