1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (799+ words) A new building is set to be built on 70-72 Rose Lane(Image: Danny Gutmann/ Liverpool Echo) Plans to demolish a significant part of a major south Liverpool street, seeing the loss of a nearly 100 year-old building, are set to go…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (916+ words) It all started as a bit of a joke, but seven years after the launch of "Scouse Flowerhouse", areas around Liverpool have been utterly transformed with colourful wildflowers, bringing joy to residents, and helping to bring people together. Scouse Flowerhouse…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (634+ words) The initiative will introduce a range of nature-based and sustainable drainage measures across the city region by 2030, with the aim of capturing rainwater where it falls rather than relying solely on traditional drainage infrastructure. Plans include the creation of rain…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) 11 Jun, 2026 By Lee Kenny United Utilities has announced a £30M package of measures to make Liverpool more ‘spongy’ by transforming the way rainwater is managed. The programme will see a raft of blue-green interventions, including rain gardens, green roofs, urban wetlands…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (452+ words) Rain gardens and green roofs are being introduced in Liverpool to help the city cope with heavy rainfall. Water company United Utilities (UU) is investing £30m to make the city more "spongy" in a bid to soak up rainwater and take…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (457+ words) One of the rain gardens in Blundell Street A multi-million pound plan has been unveiled in a bid to make Liverpool a more “spongy” city. With extreme rainfall becoming more frequent, United Utilities is investing £30m to manage water in a…...