Housebuilder Persimmon submits plans for 220 new Liverpool city region homes in multi-million pound development that will include solar panels and heat pumps. Tony McDonough reports Housebuilder Persimmon is to build 220 new homes…

Liverpool city region start-up recruitment firm Simply Recruitment Group secures £500,000 credit facility as it projects first-year turnover of £5m. Tony McDonough reports St Helens-based start-up venture Simply Recruitment Group is…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Yeoman Bank, a bulk carrier carrying aggregates. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Vera Rambow, a container vessel coming from and returning to Belgium. Agent is CMA CGM. Melusine, a…

Italian brothers Paolo and Donato Cillo - who own multiple restaurants in Liverpool - take over the running of the city's sky-high Panoramic 34 venue. Tony McDonough reports Two of Liverpool’s best-known hospitality entrepreneurs are…

Demand for office space in Liverpool city centre will disappear and go elsewhere if new grade A office space isn’t created in the city centre, commercial agents are warning. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city centre saw a 12.5%…

Wirral power grid specialist EA Technology reports soaring revenues and profits just months after a takeover that will help it tap into a $20 trillion net zero grid transformation market. Tony McDonough reports Power grid firm EA…

Liverpool business leader Frank McKenna of Downtown in Business urges UK Government to move quickly to reset the UK’s trading relationship with the EU five years after Brexit. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region business…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Southport Eagle, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Egypt. Agent is Normac Shipping. Arklow Arrow, a cargo vessel carrying wheat from Germany. Agent is Clarkson Port Services.…

Chester is one of the ‘10 most welcoming cities on earth’ with a ‘world class offering’, according to a study based on millions of customer reviews. Tony McDonough reports Most people in Merseyside and across the North West are aware…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Bon Vivant, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal from Ireland. Agent is EMR Shipping. Lucia B, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Samskip Multimodal.…