Liverpool has an economy employing 230,000 people and worth £16.7bn a year but is hampered by low investment and productivity - now people are being asked to contribute to a new vision. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s economy is…

River Capital in Liverpool provides a £100,000 loan for independent game studio Play XD to support its latest partnership with global tech giant Meta and create nine jobs. Tony McDonough reports Gaming studio Play XD has secured a…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Dutch Aquamarine, a tanker carrying aqueous urea solution from France. Agent is Graypen. Eems Runner, a cargo vessel carrying MDF from Spain. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Yeoman…

Developer Northstone, part of the Peel Group, seeks consent to build 242 new homes on a former MoD site close to Eastham Country Park. Tony McDonough reports Just days after Wirral Council approved a plan for 975 new homes in…

Rise Construction Framework offers support to Liverpool charity Centre 56 and its fundraising officer Alex Rigby as he takes on a 107-mile ‘ultra-marathon’ Alex Rigby is aiming to raise more than £35,000 for Liverpool charity Centre…

A Liverpool restaurant which closed its doors temporarily in January after a environmental health inspection has reopened promising a ‘new era’. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool restaurant and brasserie Hanover Street Social has…

New study from NatWest shows business activity in the North West is continuing to fall but at a slower rate than previously, offering signs of ‘stability’. Tony McDonough reports Business activity in the North West is continuing to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Sider King, a cargo vessel carrying pumice powder from Greece. Agent is Dan Shipping & Chartering. Lucia B, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is CMA…

Law firm Primas Law which operates out of Liverpool, Manchester, Cheshire and London, appoints new commercial partner to supports its growth plans Corporate law firm Primas Law has hired Nikki Knappett as its new commercial partner.…

Padel tennis is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world and a Liverpool dock will see the installation of the UK’s first floating padel courts. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool is to be home to the UK’s first floating padel…