Man issued with Three-Year Football Banning Order following incident at Goodison Park, Everton
We are welcoming a Three-Year Football Banning Order issued to an Everton supporter following a Premier League game last year. On Saturday 5 November 2022, during the Everton vs Leicester City game at Goodison Park, an Everton supporter shouted racial abuse at a Leicester City fan. A steward and police officer responded to the incident, […]
Three men arrested at Liverpool V Chelsea game
We can confirm three men were arrested following reports of alleged homophobic chanting at the Liverpool V Chelsea game on Saturday 21 January. In three separate incidents, two arrests took place outside the stadium on Anfield Road and one inside the sports ground. The men, aged 23, 37 and 49 years, were arrested on suspicion […]
GMP and Oldham Athletic issue message to fans attending Oldham Athletic v York fixture tonight
Oldham Athletic Football Club will meet York City in a national league fixture at Boundary Park in Oldham tonight, Tuesday 24 January 2023. Greater Manchester Police have been working in partnership with Oldham Athletic leading up to this fixture and expect good behaviour between both home and away fans. Chief Inspector John Haywood, the Silver […]
Team appointed to kick-start next phase of regeneration of Anfield
Liverpool City Council has appointed a team of experts to help market and sell a unique plot of land next to Liverpool Football Club’s world famous Anfield Stadium. Anfield Square, which lies less than a goal-kick away from the Kop, is seen as the next key element in the £260m regeneration of the Anfield/Everton community. […]
A project that’s making a “wheel” difference
Ibe Hayter, right, and Cycle of Life participant Yasser Tune into BBC iPlayer to see one of Liverpool’s incredible community projects on the small screen. Toxteth’s Cycle of Life project was the subject of this week’s We Are England, broadcast on Monday 9 January, on BBC One, which also features a council-funded initiative. Cycle of […]
Greater Manchester Police statement following Manchester City v Liverpool EFL Cup tie
Greater Manchester Police is investigating a number of incidents that occurred during and after the Manchester City v Liverpool EFL Cup tie last night (22 December) A 15-year-old girl was treated for head injuries at the match at Etihad Stadium. GMP’s match commander, Superintendent Gareth Parkin, said: “We are aware of a number of objects, […]
GMP & FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
This is the first major international football tournament to be held at this time of the year, which is traditionally a busy time for our night-time economies in Manchester with Christmas markets, shoppers and people coming together for festive celebrations. At the start of the Qatar Football World Cup Greater Manchester Police launched Operation Globemaster […]
Views sought on a parking zone for Everton FC’s new stadium
Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation on extending the city’s ‘Football Match Parking Zone’ around Everton Football Club’s new stadium, at Bramley-Moore Dock. The parking zone already exists for both of the city’s current major football stadiums at Goodison Park and Anfield. Given the scale of the events to be hosted at Everton’s brand […]
41 people have been sentenced for their roles in shocking violence during a football protest.
This month (November 2022), 39 defendants ranging in age from 15 to 52, have appeared before the courts to be sentenced for their roles in a protest which turned to violence last year, with a further two having been sentenced in the summer. On Sunday 2nd May 2021, large groups of people protesting about the ownership […]
NEW YEAR START FOR HALTON’S LEISURE CENTRE
Work will soon get underway on site for Halton’s exciting new leisure centre. The striking, modern building on Moor Lane in Widnes will house swimming pools, a gym, sports hall, plus much more, and will replace Kingsway Leisure Centre which is now ageing and outdated. The project had been delayed due to the pandemic and […]