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Liverpool prepare to combat winter weather

LIVERPOOL is getting ready to combat the worst of winter weather – through a series of community hubs. The 10 hubs, based at housing associations and council offices, will be equipped with: de-icing salt, snow shovels blankets, wind-up radios and torches and other equipment which have been delivered to the hubs by council officers. The …

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Major award for Liverpool’s Central Library

The city has scooped a prestigious National Building Excellence Award, for its work to sensitively restore the historic building while creating a modern, world-class, 21st century library. Awarding Liverpool the gong for ‘Technical Innovation’, judges from national body Local Authority Building Control (LABC) highlighted the challenges the city faced in marrying the new build extension to …

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Popular ITV drama to be filmed in Liverpool

ONE of ITV’s most popular period dramas is set to be filmed in Liverpool, bringing in millions of pounds to the local economy. The ninth series of the acclaimed programme Foyle’s War will be shot in its entirety in various locations across the city, as Liverpool doubles for London on the small screen. Liverpool’s Film …

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