Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Wec Mondriaan, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is JSA Global. Bontrup Pearl, a bulk carrier carrying stone in bulk (aggregate). Agent is Denholm…

Halton Council has given the go-ahead to Project Violet, which will see the construction of two buildings providing 12,000 sq ft of accommodation each and one building providing 18,000 sq ft. Tony McDonough reports Sci-Tech Daresbury…

John Turner is constructing a single-storey music and technology block at Whitby High School near Cheshire Oaks and is also transforming a 19th century docklands warehouse in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports John Turner Construction…

Feast of Fire takes place in St John’s Gardens, at the back of St George’s Hall, around the weekend before Easter, March 23-25, and then on the Easter weekend itself, March 30 to April 2 Organisers of the spectacular seven-night…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Maersk Ahram, a container vessel coming from the Netherlands and sailing on to Ireland. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Viktor, a cargo vessel carrying animal feedstuffs from Ukraine.…

In 1848 Victorian engineer Jesse Hartley built the Stanley Flight, a series of four locks connecting the Leeds & Liverpool canal to the city’s thriving dock system, allowing the rapid transportation of cotton and coal An example…

Authority has also taken parks services, street cleansing, bin collections, IT and HR and payroll services back in-house, loosening the private sector's grip on local public services. Tony McDonough reports Private contractor Amey…

Social housing provider has taken over Centre 56 in Kirkdale which provides childcare, information and support for women and children who have suffered, or are at risk of suffering domestic abuse Social housing provider Regenda has…

Organisations can borrow between £10,000 and £50,000 from Thrive Fund at an interest rate of between 7% and 14% with the option to take a capital repayment holiday for up to six months. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside housing and…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Kossau, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Spain. Agent is Denholm Wilhelmsen. Ranger, a container vessel coming from Portugal and sailing on to Ireland. Agent is Cory Bros Shipping.…