Liverpool's Digital Public Square
Everyone gets seen.
No one gets to shout.
L1 Local is free, for everyone in Liverpool and Merseyside. It's not a directory. It's not social media. It's not a marketplace. It's a place where local businesses and residents actually talk.
What L1 Local is not
Not a directory
Businesses here are part of a community, not just a listing to be forgotten.
Not social media
No algorithm. No boosted posts. No ads chasing you around the internet.
Not a marketplace
Nothing for sale here. This is conversation, connection, and community.
For residents
Find, follow and talk
Find local businesses
The directory covers trades, food, health, property, creative and professional services across Liverpool and Merseyside. Filter by area. Browse by category.
Post a job on the Work Board
Need a plumber, web designer or cleaner? Post it free. Relevant businesses see it and respond directly to you. No platform taking a cut.
Join a Room
L1 Food, L1 Trades, L1 Startups, L1 Events, L1 Parents, L1 Property — and General. Real conversations with real names. Say what you think.
Follow businesses you like
Follow a business and their updates show in your feed. Chronological. No ranking. What you follow is what you see.
For businesses
Be part of Liverpool, not just listed in it
Free listing, always
Add your business to the directory — name, services, area, contact. Verified, published, done. No monthly fee. No premium tier.
Respond to jobs
Someone in Liverpool needs your exact service and posts it on the Work Board. You see it. You respond. Simple.
Post in the Rooms
Share something useful in L1 Trades or L1 Startups. Not a pitch — a contribution. That's what builds a reputation.
Reviews that mean something
Customers leave verified reviews. You reply publicly. No hiding bad ones. Transparency builds trust faster than any ad.
Local Rooms
Conversations sorted by topic
Instead of one big feed, L1 Local has Rooms. Each one is focused on a topic that matters to Liverpool. Post a thread. Vote up the good stuff. Reply freely.
L1 Food
Where to eat, new openings, hidden gems
L1 Trades
Recommendations, advice, tradespeople talk
L1 Startups
New businesses, funding, growing in Liverpool
L1 Events
What's on, gigs, markets, pop-ups
L1 Parents
Schools, childcare, family life
L1 Property
Rentals, sales, development, housing
Work Board
Post a job. Get responses. No middleman.
The Work Board is where Liverpool gets things done. Residents and businesses post jobs — website builds, plumbing, graphic design, event photography — and local businesses respond directly. No commission. No platform fee. No algorithm deciding who sees what.
See live jobs →How the feed works
Chronological. No games.
What do I see?
Updates from businesses you follow, in the order they posted. Newest first. Nothing boosted.
How much can people post?
Residents: 5 posts per day. Businesses: 3 posts per day. Comments are unlimited. Broadcasting is limited, conversation is not.
Can businesses spam?
No. Post limits, voting, and reputation scores keep the feed clean. Low-quality content gets buried, not deleted.
Is it free?
Yes. For everyone. Forever. L1 Local runs on the principle that a healthy local economy benefits everyone.
Community rules
Eight rules. That's it.
- 1. Real names. Real businesses. No anonymous posting.
- 2. Recommendations only when you mean them.
- 3. No cold sales pitches. Contribute first.
- 4. Disagreement is fine. Abuse is not.
- 5. Spam gets buried. Repeated spam gets removed.
- 6. One listing per business. Keep it accurate.
- 7. Reviews must be genuine. Fake reviews lose you your account.
- 8. If you see something wrong, report it. We act on every report.