Headlines: Major redevelopment of Alder Hey Hospital area given approval

Major plans to redevelop an area around Alder Hey Children’s Hospital have been approved despite objections from some local residents.

The first part of the development will see an extension of a clinical accommodation block on the hospital site itself and expanded facilities there.

The second part will see a new development on land on nearby Springfield Gardens, with a series of office, commercial and residential housing blocks built.

The new development on Springfield Gardens will include four new blocks of housing and a range of facilities, including homes, a gym, a creche and retirement apartments.

There were a number of objections to parts of the plans at Tuesday’s final planning meeting, from local residents and Ward councillor Harry Doyle.

Liverpool ONE recruitment drive

Liverpool ONE is looking for new retail and hospitality staff and will be holding an open-day on Tuesday, 12 October.

The open day will give visitors the opportunity to distribute their CV to all the right places, with retailers posting signs outside their doors to indicate they’re accepting CVs.

At the same time for those people without the technology at home to print their CV, Liverpool ONE will be operating a CV printer service from the Tourist Information Centre in Wall Street throughout the day.

The History Whisperer

A brand-new immersive visitor experience is coming to St George’s Hall next month.

The History Whisperer uses the latest technology to plunge audiences into a world where the past meets the present and history comes alive.

It brings to life Liverpool in the 1850s and illustrates how the building represented two very different sides to the city – from the opulence of the Great Hall and Concert Room so loved by Queen Victoria and Charles Dickens to the destitution of people in the building’s prison cells awaiting sentencing in its courtroom.

The attraction tells the story through the eyes of a child called Livie, who finds herself all alone after her father is transported to the other side of the world after completing work on the construction of St George’s Hall, while her brother is in one of the building’s prison cells awaiting his fate.

For a limited period, tickets for the new attraction will cost just £1 per person – as the city’s way of giving something back to the people of Liverpool following the pandemic.