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As 2021 comes to a close, the Local Matters team joins millions of others in looking back at the past twelve months. For us, this was the year that we began to see the fruits of our labour. We began the year with the release of Localism: Manifesto For A Continue Reading
In reportedly more than 150 cities across 40 countries around the world, the World Wide Freedom March spanned continents in order to bring people out into the street, campaigning for decentralisation, collaboration, community, stability and peace. Localists took the front of a march in Manchester with a 16ft banner, to Continue Reading
Greenbark Park is a public green space including trees, a pond and a walled garden, located on the periphery of Liverpool City, adjacent to the famous Penny Lane. The Watering Can, a privately owned cafe constructed within this public space within the last decade, had recently planned a greater expansion Continue Reading
Dear Cllr Robertson-Collins, We are residents of the immediate local community surrounding Greenbank Park, and are writing to you in regards to the planning permission sought by the Watering Can Cafe that would encroach into the beloved walled gardens. We are concerned to know why as Cabinet Member for Environment Continue Reading
As 2020 comes to a close, the Local Matters team joins millions of others in looking back at the past twelve months. For us, this was the year that we built our foundation. In January of this year, Local Matters was nothing but an idea. Since then, we have planted Continue Reading
Since the Second World War, when the German blockade of Britain threatened to starve the island into submission, policymakers in the highest levels of government have been unable to shake the paranoia of food insecurity. The result is that our ‘green and pleasant land’ about which William Blake waxed lyrical Continue Reading
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Following our Local Matters volunteer activists efforts to clean a WW1 memorial to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we have compiled a simple and helpful guide for anyone who would like to contribute to these efforts themselves in the future. Unfortunately, our memorials are often forgotten and left to Continue Reading