00:00More concert flexibility is sought.
00:02A community building goes up for sale.
00:04A new police base opened, plus plans for a children's hospice.
00:09Liverpool Football Club wants more flexibility to stage concerts at Anfield.
00:13Its current licence allows up to six events a year
00:16and protects a 31-day period in July when no events can take place,
00:22giving residents a break.
00:23Since 2019, the stadium's hosted 21 concerts.
00:27The club says promoters report strong demand for July dates
00:30and the restrictions have prevented some artists from performing there.
00:34The latest proposal would retain the 31-day window
00:37while allowing more flexibility around it.
00:39Planning officers have recommended approval.
00:42Any change could affect early season home match scheduling.
00:45A community building on Penny Lane's on the market almost a year after it closed.
00:50The Penny Lane Community Trust was set up in 2003
00:53to protect the nearby fields from development.
00:55Its community and Beatles Visitor Centre opened in 2010,
00:59displaying fab-formed memorabilia and attracting Beatles tours.
01:02It closed on New Year's Eve last year as rising utility costs,
01:06falling football and fewer funding opportunities strained limited resources.
01:10The buildings, held on a 99-year lease from Liverpool City Council,
01:13agreed in 2009 for £1 a year.
01:16The listing says a new tenant must be a charity or community organisation.
01:20In St Helens, a new community police station is opened inside Chester Lane Library in Clockface.
01:26It replaces the former Millersdale Station and gives neighbourhood officers a base to meet residents,
01:31work with partners and support policing operations.
01:34The wider hub brings together council services,
01:37tourist housing, library provision and organisations including Age UK and Career Connect.
01:42It also offers family support and health drop-ins.
01:45In West Derby, Clare House Children's Hospice is preparing to transform the former Carmelite monastery on Honey's Green Lane
01:52into a round-the-clock service.
01:54The charity received planning permission in June to expand the site, which it was given in 2017.
01:59Clare House says around 60% of the children it supports live north of the Mersey
02:04and travelling to its Wirral Hospice can be difficult.
02:07Plans include overnight respite bedrooms, private family suites, therapeutic spaces and a hydrotherapy pool.
02:14Some historic features will be retained, while vacant 1960s buildings are due to be demolished.
02:20In Wirral, councillors have unanimously approved a four-year plan setting out the borough's ambitions through to 2031.
02:27Its target includes 2,200 new homes by the end of the decade,
02:32with the council saying housing growth would boost council tax revenue.
02:35Another ambition is to secure UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Birkenhead Park.
02:41Council leader Paula Basnett said the plan could create investment and opportunities for young people.
02:47Conservative group leader Simon Mountney said it did not go far enough or fast enough.
02:53And that is your round-up of the latest developments across the region.
