Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Our thoughts are with all affected by the shocking events in Southport yesterday, particularly with the families of those involved and the emergency services. Merseyside Police are working hard to investigate what happened – it’s vitally important not to speculate at this time.

Magnificent! 🤩 #BeautifulLCR Celebrating Queen Mary 2 being in Liverpool today as part of her 400th Atlantic crossing. 📍 Liverpool Cruise Terminal 📸 Thanks to Cunard for this fantastic image

NEW: £1.8m Innovation Zone funding for Health Tech Business Incubation Centre at SciTech Daresbury. One of the first of 21 Life Sciences Innovation Zone projects expected to create 8,000 new jobs and attract up to £800m investment. https://ow.ly/ef7950Th7Ux

Northern mayors and council leaders have held a Summit in York to agree a new partnership to unlock economic growth for the benefit of northerners and the UK at large. Building on the Manifesto for the North, the new partnership will focus on those areas where pan-northern collaboration can make the biggest difference to the economy and people’s lives: trade and investment, net zero, people and place, innovation and transport. As an immediate example of this partnership-working in action, a new One Creative North initiative has been announced, aimed at growing the North’s creative and cultural industries. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Zitbnr

The second series of ITVX’s hit comedy series G’wed is the latest project to receive investment from the Liverpool City Region Production Fund via Liverpool City Council’s Film Office. Written by Danny Kenny and produced by Golden Path Productions, G’wed has become ITVX’s biggest comedy since Changing Ends after being streamed over six million times. https://ow.ly/6s6g50TgliZ

We piloted new technology, and this is how it went… Salt and Tar, Bootle was our first pilot venue for the HDD project, led by the University of Liverpool It uses 5G small cells, supported by LCRConnect for this venue, to boost the signal in areas where demand is high, such as music venues, transport hubs and sports stadiums Last month Salt and Tar welcomed 3,000 attendees to see Tom Jones, which put the technology to the test🎤 The pilot was deemed a success as a boosted signal meant: ⚡Card machines were able to process payments quicker ⚡Attendees were able to download their tickets whilst queuing ⚡Attendees were able to securely connect their phones to the WiFi For the venue, it meant: ✅Operations ran smoother ✅Consumer experience was enhanced ✅Customers were able to use their phones more easily ✅Management and efficiency of the event were improved Read the full story on our website: https://ow.ly/Xs4K50Tf8gX The project is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology #Digital #Connectivity #5G

Applications for the King's Award close next Thursday 12th September! Find out more and apply using the link below 👇

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There's still time to book your place at our Climate Commission Workshop next month!

🅿️Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, and @SteveRotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority visited the refurbished multi-storey car park in Kirkby to see the transformation of the key site in Kirkby Town Centre. ✅The Council secured £2.2m of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to pay for a range of improvement and conversion works, including: a complete overhaul of all eight levels, providing long stay, short stay, and accessible bays, electric charging points, cycle storage, CCTV and sensor-controlled lighting. 📈The investment has been used to support employment in the local area with the transformation of the car park helping to secure new tenants in the adjacent building, Central House (the former Barclaycard building). 💬Councillor Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council said: “We knew that Central House was likely to remain empty unless we did something to address the condition of the adjacent car park, so I’m delighted that we have been able to transform this prime site in Kirkby Town Centre and that we are already welcoming additional workers and visitors into Kirkby as a direct result.” 💬Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, added “This project is another example of how Combined Authority investment is helping to breathe new life into Kirkby town centre, supporting local businesses and creating jobs for local people.” 🔗 https://orlo.uk/BUfAH