Local Democracy
Hannah Powell is a Local Democracy Reporter for Liverpool News Today. She focuses on the interactions between residents and local government, covering council services, community disputes, and public accountability.
Collected Works · 20 Articles
Liverpool City Council's Children’s Services have shown significant progress, according to Ofsted's final monitoring visit. Improvements were noted in child protection and assessments, with social wor
A Liverpool resident's four-year wait for an information request has highlighted major delays at the city council, prompting a contempt of court warning.
Liverpool City Council is taking developers to court over nearly £1 million in unpaid fees intended for parks and public services, part of a wider £1.5m debt.
Teachers at Pinehurst Primary School in Anfield are taking further strike action over plans to convert the school into an academy, citing concerns for pupils.
Liverpool is making major strides in its goal to end new HIV transmissions, with late diagnoses falling sharply and the city becoming one of the first in the UK to offer a new injectable prevention dr
Fans Supporting Foodbanks, the initiative started by Liverpool and Everton fans, has become a registered charity nearly ten years after its founding.
Liverpool City Council has approved £250,000 in funding for urgent repairs and a detailed survey of the historic Grade II listed Everton Library.
A large inflatable Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man on a West Derby street is part of a family's Halloween display raising money for a local youth mental health charity.
A youth service from a Liverpool church is providing monthly food parcels and messages of hope to the city's homeless population through a volunteer-run initiative.
Archival photographs spanning from the 1920s to the 1990s offer a rare glimpse into Liverpool's past after dark, documenting decades of change.
Liverpool City Council is set to approve a new parking strategy aimed at reducing cars in the city centre, sparking warnings of a 'war on cars'.
A Merseyside initiative is using funds seized from criminals to teach primary school children how to identify, report, and stand up against hate crime.
Liverpool singer Heidi Range has joined the NSPCC and other celebrities in an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a ban on the physical punishment of children in England.
Demi Morris, 17, suffered a severe brain bleed that required life-saving surgery at The Walton Centre. Her recovery inspired her to become a nurse, a goal she has now achieved, working on a surgical w
Liverpool City Council plans a £30 million, five-year investment to transform its ageing leisure centres into modern community wellbeing hubs, preventing closures.
Liverpool City Council will invest over £750,000 into the Whitechapel Centre to combat rough sleeping and support drug and alcohol treatment until March 2026.
The Liverpool Irish Festival returns from October 16-26 with over 30 events, expecting 10,000 visitors for a 10-day celebration of Irish culture.
Merseyside Police has launched a new campaign for Anti-Slavery Week, urging the public to help combat modern exploitation hidden within local communities.
Liverpool City Council’s Adult Social Care services have been awarded a 'Good' rating by the Care Quality Commission, praising its person-centred approach.
Liverpool City Council is poised to approve a 10-year lease for the Caledonia Street car park to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, projecting over £1 million in revenue.