Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region

Today the Chancellor has announced that the Liverpool City Region has secured £1.6bn in transport funding. It's the biggest ever investment in our region’s transport. A message from @MetroMayorSteve ⤵️

The special offer will be in place on all Merseyrail services to and from Southport for the following events: ✨ Cristal Palace 3-4 April 🤸 Big Top Festival 2-3 May 🍕 Southport Food & Drink Festival 29-31 May 🌺 Southport Flower Show 20-23 August 🛩️ Southport Airshow 29-30 2026 🎆 British Musical Fireworks Championship 26-27 September 📚 Books Alive 24-31 October This promotion has been funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority from funds recovered from train manufacturer Stadler.

Southport is bursting with events this year - from the fireworks to the Food & Drink Festival 🎆🍴 To help you get there, @MetroMayorSteve is cutting the cost of Merseyrail fares on key dates - saving passengers up to 70% off. 🎫 £2 return for adults 🪙 £1 return for children

💼 The Treasury has unveiled £95m for the Liverpool City Region to unlock major growth projects, including the redevelopment of Liverpool Central. It's a key step in delivering the Northern Growth strategy - the North’s biggest travel upgrade in decades. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

🚨 Today @MetroMayorSteve will unveil a £2bn investment fund – the largest ever for the city region. It will bring together new and existing public funding into a single pot to unlock stalled sites, accelerate regeneration and attract investment. insidermedia.com/news/north-wes…

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❄️ Brrr-illiant news for Merseyrail passengers. 🧊 @MetroMayorSteve has confirmed fares will be brought in line with the government's national freeze until March 2027 - helping keep travel affordable for local people.

It's #GlobalScouseDay 🍲 @MetroMayorSteve paid a visit to The Railway pub to meet their head chef James - who apparently serves the best Scouse in Liverpool 👇

💳 From today, passengers travelling on the Merseyrail network can pay with a bank card, smartphone or watch. No paper tickets 🎫 No rush-hour queues 🚫 Just tap...and go ➡️

Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium will stage an international rugby union match this July 🏟️🏉 Fiji will face England in the inaugural Nations Championship - marking the first time England have played away from Twickenham in this country since 2019. liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football…

Yesterday marked the signing of a landmark partnership between the University of Liverpool and the University of Oxford. 🤝🎓 Linking the two world-class innovation ecosystems will help turn research into jobs and investment - and keep more UK breakthroughs here at home. 🇬🇧

🚨We’re taking back control 🚌 I was delighted to celebrate Mayor Steve Rotheram’s plan to take our buses back into public ownership - this means new and better buses starting on the Wirral and St Helens in 2026. 🟢 Next stop: better bus services that put people first

🎞️ BOX OFFICE HIT | The Liverpool City Region is taking centre stage as the UK’s top film & TV hub outside London. A new report from @FilmLiverpool highlights the industry’s massive impact: 🎥 1,600 productions 💷 £150M economic boost 👥 5,000 new jobs insidermedia.com/news/north-wes…

Thank you Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram for your visit Our young people loved sharing their music, hearing your thoughts about transport, apprenticeships & future opportunities — AND seeing you try out the instruments! 🪕 The selfies at the end say it all ✨

Liverpool is home to Europe’s oldest Chinese youth orchestra 🪕🪈 Based in the city's historic Chinatown, @PagodaArts has been teaching generations of budding musicians for over 40 years. To celebrate the start of #LunarNewYear, Steve visited to watch them rehearse 🇨🇳🎶

Planning their next DJ challenge - @MetroMayorSteve and @AndyBurnhamGM discuss mayoral influences on the night time economy at #NTES26 @ntiaofficial in #Liverpool pool

📻 Steve is back in the @bbcmerseyside hot seat taking your calls. ☎️ 0800 731 9333 📱 WhatsApp: 0800 321 333 (start MERSEY) 📧 thehotseat@bbc.co.uk

🏅 GOING FOR GOLD | Steve has joined Northern mayors and leaders to call for any future Olympic and Paralympic Games bid in Great Britain to be hosted in the North. 🗣️ "Kids in Bootle, Barnsley and Byker deserve to feel that buzz on their doorstep.” independent.co.uk/sport/olympics…

✅ Plans for the transformational regeneration of Parkside Colliery have been approved by St Helens Council. 📍 Located within the city region’s Freeport, the development will deliver an additional 1.6m sq. ft of new logistics and manufacturing space. liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

🚨 NEW: Another major US company is teaming up with Liverpool to use AI to transform medicine discovery - bringing new jobs and investment to the city. The deal follows @MetroMayorSteve’s 2024 US trade mission 🇺🇸🤝 liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

🌊 Big news for Liverpool’s waterfront! £40m investment is underway to cut carbon at 35 public buildings, historic sites, leisure centres & libraries. They’ll get energy-saving upgrades & connect to the Mersey Heat network, powered by water from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. 🔥