Everton Library makes list of ‘most endangered’ Victorian buildings

The city council has been given an extra £652,000 by the Government to accelerate the delivery of its clean air plan, due to be delivered by the end of October.

The Mayor of Liverpool has pitched the £230m bid to Boris Johnson’s new Government in a bid to boost the city’s economy through new powers and funding, including incentives for the private sector to build more energy-efficient homes.

Peel L&P has appointed Leep Utilities to provide electricity to the development to support future phases of the £5bn project.

The Merseyside Pension Fund has backed Peel Energy’s plans for a district heat network to support the delivery of the wider £5bn Liverpool Waters site.

The Metro Mayor has chosen a team of consultants including Arup, ABPmer, BECG, and Grant Thornton to draw up an outline business case for a tidal power scheme on the Mersey, one of the key elements of the city region's plan to be zero-carbon by 2040.

The council will press on with a district heat network for Paddington Village in the city’s Knowledge Quarter, with energy provider Vital picked to deliver the project.

National Museums Liverpool is looking to appoint a masterplanner as it seeks to improve its holdings in the city’s maritime quarter into an "outstanding visitor destination".

Homes England is to provide a grant of £9.9m to facilitate the development of up to 1,500 homes at Liverpool’s Festival Gardens site.

Plans for a bus layover hub at Old Haymrket in Liverpool city centre have been approved, in the face of opposition from councillors and business figures including Signature Living’s Lawrence Kenwright.