Garston Empire opened in 1915 and once played host to stage and screen legend Gracie Fields, later becoming a cinema and a bingo hall. Tony McDonough reports A former Liverpool music hall that once played host to stage and screen…

Set up by the Liverpool BID Company 12 months ago at a cost of £250,000, the 'Street Rangers' have have cleaned more than 20 miles of pavements. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s ‘Street Rangers’ have removed more than 700 stickers…

Battle of the Atlantic Memorial (BOAM) campaign aims to create a monument to the estimated 100,000 people who lost their lives during the World War Two battle. Tony McDonough reports A campaign group looking to raise £2.5m to create…

Warrington-based Room Forty won the awards for Best Mobile Afternoon Tea & Baking Company and Leading Northern Provider of Baking Workshops at the Northern Enterprise Awards Mobile afternoon tea and baking school business Room…

Work is set to begin in September on the demolition of the two half-century old structures with the £6.75m project due to be completed in December. Tony McDonough reports Work dismantling the Churchill Way flyovers in Liverpool will…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: RMS Carelie, a cargo vessel carrying steel coils from the Netherlands. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Celebrity Reflection, a cruise vessel sailing to Ireland. Agent is Denholm Port…

Vicky and Charlotte McGregor bought the Allerton Road eatery in May and will relaunch it in late September as Bloom Bar & Bistro South Liverpool’s Verdant restaurant has changed hands and is to be rebranded as Bloom Bar &…

Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is demanding more funding for the North as IPPR report shows London receives an extra £2,389 per person. Tony McDonough reports New figures show the huge gap between transport spending…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Queen Victoria, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Longbeach, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal. Agent is EMR Shipping. Arklow Villa, a cargo vessel carrying scrap…

Trattoria 51 has already proved a hit with diners in Southport and Liverpool and now Attilio Sergi is to create 15 jobs in a third restaurant. Tony McDonough reports Italian restaurant brand Trattoria 51 has established itself as a…