{
  "project": "good-morning-liverpool",
  "updated": "2026-06-15",
  "status": "internal_prep_only",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "market": "Liverpool",
  "coverage": [
    "Liverpool city centre",
    "Waterfront",
    "Baltic Triangle",
    "Georgian Quarter",
    "Toxteth",
    "Anfield",
    "Everton",
    "Wirral commuter context"
  ],
  "languageRisk": "Low: English-first operation.",
  "launchBoundary": "Research and prep only. Do not buy domains, create public posts, contact sponsors, launch ads, collect payments or send subscriber email without fresh approval.",
  "sourcePolicy": "Use official/public-record routes first, transport/weather/safety next, event and university sources for daily utility, and local media only as discovery unless claims are verified against original records.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "liverpool-city-council-news",
      "name": "Liverpool City Council news",
      "category": "Council",
      "priority": "core",
      "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/news/",
      "use": "Council announcements, service changes, resident notices and city policy updates.",
      "proofGate": "Recheck article dates and whether the item is Liverpool City Council, not wider city-region, before issue copy."
    },
    {
      "id": "liverpool-planning-applications",
      "name": "Liverpool planning applications and decisions",
      "category": "Planning",
      "priority": "core",
      "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/search-and-track-planning-applications/search-for-planning-applications/",
      "use": "Planning applications, decisions and development claims for city-centre, waterfront and neighbourhood coverage.",
      "proofGate": "The council says applications and recent decisions are published on its Licensing and Regulations system; verify the record in LAR before summarising."
    },
    {
      "id": "liverpool-council-meetings",
      "name": "Liverpool City Council meetings, agendas and minutes",
      "category": "Democracy",
      "priority": "core",
      "url": "https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/councillors-and-committees/meetings-agendas-and-minutes/",
      "use": "Cabinet, council and committee papers for civic-record claims.",
      "proofGate": "Quote committee names, dates and decisions only after opening the agenda/minute record."
    },
    {
      "id": "merseytravel-updates",
      "name": "Merseytravel travel updates",
      "category": "Transport",
      "priority": "core",
      "url": "https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-updates/",
      "use": "Bus, rail, tunnel and Mersey Ferries disruptions for morning commuter utility.",
      "proofGate": "Transport claims are perishable; recheck same morning and separate bus, rail, tunnel and ferry impacts."
    },
    {
      "id": "merseyside-police-news",
      "name": "Merseyside Police news",
      "category": "Safety",
      "priority": "high",
      "url": "https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/",
      "use": "Police appeals, public-safety notices and incident updates requiring cautious wording.",
      "proofGate": "Avoid naming suspects or repeating allegations beyond police wording; include emergency-service context only when current."
    },
    {
      "id": "met-office-liverpool",
      "name": "Met Office Liverpool forecast",
      "category": "Weather",
      "priority": "core",
      "url": "https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcmzggpxq",
      "use": "Daily forecast, rain, heat, wind and morning planning context.",
      "proofGate": "Use Met Office warnings pages for warning claims and recheck before publishing weather-sensitive copy."
    },
    {
      "id": "visit-liverpool",
      "name": "VisitLiverpool",
      "category": "Events",
      "priority": "high",
      "url": "https://www.visitliverpool.com/",
      "use": "Visitor economy, major events, family activities and weekend planning discovery.",
      "proofGate": "Confirm event dates, ticket status and venue pages before issue or sponsor copy."
    },
    {
      "id": "liverpool-bid-data-hub",
      "name": "Liverpool BID Company data hub",
      "category": "Business and economy",
      "priority": "high",
      "url": "https://liverpoolbidcompany.com/data-hub/",
      "use": "City-centre footfall and spend signals for advertiser-density proof and sponsor timing.",
      "proofGate": "Treat figures as BID-area indicators, not whole-city claims; record the period and metric label."
    },
    {
      "id": "liverpool-bid-company",
      "name": "Liverpool BID Company",
      "category": "Business and economy",
      "priority": "medium",
      "url": "https://liverpoolbidcompany.com/",
      "use": "BID services, business updates, levy-payer context and city-centre commercial source discovery.",
      "proofGate": "Do not imply endorsement, partnership or member access without written proof."
    },
    {
      "id": "university-liverpool-news",
      "name": "University of Liverpool news",
      "category": "Education",
      "priority": "high",
      "url": "https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/",
      "use": "University, research, public events and student-corridor updates.",
      "proofGate": "Separate university PR from resident utility and confirm campus/event relevance."
    },
    {
      "id": "ljmu-news",
      "name": "Liverpool John Moores University news",
      "category": "Education",
      "priority": "high",
      "url": "https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/news",
      "use": "LJMU, student, skills, research, public lectures and city economy updates.",
      "proofGate": "Confirm Liverpool relevance for wider research stories before inclusion."
    },
    {
      "id": "liverpool-open-days",
      "name": "University of Liverpool visits and open days",
      "category": "Education and events",
      "priority": "medium",
      "url": "https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/undergraduate/open-days-and-visits/",
      "use": "Open-day travel, family visitor demand and student sponsor timing.",
      "proofGate": "Recheck the date list before dated copy; university event schedules change."
    }
  ],
  "coverageLanes": [
    {
      "name": "City centre, Ropewalks and Cavern Quarter",
      "focus": "retail, hospitality, BID footfall, licensing, planning, public safety and weekend visitor demand",
      "checks": [
        "Liverpool City Council news and meetings",
        "Liverpool planning applications",
        "Liverpool BID data hub",
        "Merseyside Police news",
        "VisitLiverpool events"
      ],
      "sponsorFit": [
        "restaurants and bars",
        "theatres and venues",
        "hotels and visitor attractions",
        "professional services"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Waterfront, Baltic Triangle and Georgian Quarter",
      "focus": "development, visitor economy, culture venues, offices, apartments, transport and event pressure",
      "checks": [
        "Liverpool planning applications",
        "Merseytravel updates",
        "VisitLiverpool",
        "Liverpool BID Company"
      ],
      "sponsorFit": [
        "hotels and aparthotels",
        "visitor attractions",
        "creative and coworking spaces",
        "restaurants and galleries"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Knowledge Quarter, universities and student corridor",
      "focus": "University of Liverpool, LJMU, open days, student services, graduate hiring, rail and bus movement",
      "checks": [
        "University of Liverpool news",
        "LJMU news",
        "University open days",
        "Merseytravel updates"
      ],
      "sponsorFit": [
        "student accommodation",
        "training and skills",
        "graduate employers",
        "gyms, clinics and food offers"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Anfield, Everton and north Liverpool",
      "focus": "match-day travel, community safety, planning, schools, local services and stadium-area demand",
      "checks": [
        "Liverpool City Council news",
        "Merseytravel updates",
        "Merseyside Police news",
        "Met Office Liverpool"
      ],
      "sponsorFit": [
        "local food and retail",
        "home services",
        "family services",
        "match-day visitor offers"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Wirral and Mersey commuter context",
      "focus": "ferry, tunnel, rail and visitor flows that materially affect Liverpool mornings",
      "checks": [
        "Merseytravel travel updates",
        "Met Office Liverpool",
        "VisitLiverpool",
        "Merseyside Police news"
      ],
      "sponsorFit": [
        "commuter services",
        "visitor economy",
        "transport-adjacent offers",
        "property and relocation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sponsorAngles": [
    "waterfront hotels and visitor economy",
    "restaurants, bars and theatres",
    "student services and graduate hiring",
    "property, relocation and professional services",
    "commuter, ferry, tunnel and rail utility"
  ],
  "firstBuildTasks": [
    "Run a three-day source-volume proof across council, planning, BID, Merseytravel, police, weather, events and university routes.",
    "Decide whether Wirral stays commuter context or becomes a later standalone product.",
    "Draft a sponsor proof ledger around BID footfall, waterfront events, open days and match-day transport windows.",
    "Check domain/name fit without buying domains.",
    "Scaffold only after source cadence and advertiser proof are verified."
  ],
  "linearProof": {
    "primary": "MY-2577",
    "related": [
      "MY-2571",
      "MY-2572"
    ],
    "proofNeeded": [
      "Commit source registry and first-build pack.",
      "Run Brighton generated repo gates after surfacing the Liverpool pack.",
      "Create/update Linear with commit hash and verification result."
    ]
  }
}