Sir Ken, considered to be one of Britain’s finest-ever comedians, died at the home in Knotty Ash he had lived in all his life. He married his partner of 40 years, Anne Jones, just days before his death Liverpool Cathedral will host…

Openreach is rolling out ultrafast Fibre to the Premises across the UK beginning with eight cities - Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester. Tony McDonough reports BT’s infrastructure arm…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Sara Borchard, a container vessel coming from Portugal and sailing on to Ireland. Agent is Borchard Lines. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…

New figures from HMRC reveals that the region is home to more than 13,000 exporters with an average value per exporter of £2.1m but the rise does lag behind the national figure. Tony McDonough reports Firms in Merseyside and the…

Mr Ashworth is one of the most high profile and respected individuals in the North West property and business sector and his replacement will be former Muse executive Darran Lawless. Tony McDonough reports One of the leading figures…

Known as 'The Spine' the 160,000 sq ft building is due for completion by 2020 and it takes its name from a striking staircase on its north elevation that resembles human vertebrae. Tony McDonough reports New details have been…

250-bed hotel will also include serviced apartments and three hotel operators are on the shortlist to run the high-rise facility in Paddington Village - Accor, Hilton and IHG. Tony McDonough reports Three hotel operators have been…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Nautical Marie, a bulk carrier carrying steel plate/coils from the Republic of Korea. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. X-Press Mulhacen, a container vessel. Agent is Cory Bros Shipping.…

Expert at property consultancy CBRE says Chancellor should go further and simplify the current appeals mechanism allowing businesses to rectify errors with current rates bills A bringing forward of the business rates revaluation a…

Liverpool-based ‘cofoundery’ We Are Nova has helped attract £500,000 of venture capital investment for the digital and health start-ups and will match that to take the figure up to £1m. Tony McDonough reports Eleven early-stage…