Liverpool will still have Christmas lights even if the city council has to pull the plug.
It was revealed last week that the cash-strapped local authority is considering dramatically stripping back its festive plans as it looks to plug an eye-watering £73m budget gap. This could include an £80,000 saving through not providing Christmas lights throughout the city centre.
That would form part of a wider £100,000 scaling back of funds through a slimmed down Christmas programme. However, that doesn’t spell the end for festive decorations in the city as the Liverpool BID Company has vowed to continue to ensure the Christmas spirit remains.
