Race organisers BTR Liverpool is launching an initiative, which will benefit five Merseyside charities over a 12-month period. BTR Footsteps Fundraisers is a joint fundraising partnership, which will bring the charities together to benefit…

A ground-breaking music education scheme for pupils in Liverpool is to undergo its launch this week after months of planning. Resonate Music Studios is a unique band, choir and ensemble programme engaging pupils from across North &…

Liverpool’s iconic Epstein Theatre has announced Hard Days Night Hotel as one of its official sponsors for their 2014 Christmas pantomime. Jack and the Beanstalk, which stars former Brookside actress Suzanne Collins, TOWIE hunk Dan Osborne,…

Merseyside cancer support charity, Liverpool Sunflowers is hosting a community Christmas Fayre to help raise funds to support for local people living with cancer. The event will take place on Saturday 13 December between 11am – 3.30pm at…

A leading North West architecture and interior design practice has revealed its creative direction of a new Manchester-based bar and kitchen, The Crafty Pig. Assigned by the prestigious Enterprise Inns, DV8 Designs was responsible for the…

Identity checking firm, GB Group have enjoyed positive half-year sales and earnings, with the Chester-based business continuing their upward trajectory through organic growth and acquisitions. In the six months to the end of September…

Infrastructure investment and measures to boost innovation and enterprise should be top of the Chancellor's agenda in next month's Autumn Statement, the CBI has said. The latest CBI/URS Infrastructure Survey shows that businesses expect…

The launch of a university technical college (UTC) planned for Warrington has been delayed by a year. The college will be run by the University of Chester, with a  focus on nuclear and energy engineering for 14 to 18-year-olds, will occupy…

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) plans to bring academia and industry together at a £20m engineering innovation centre (EIC) in Preston. The university hopes it will support local businesses while helping to increase the number…

Accountancy firm DSG is encouraging North West companies to rethink whether they are eligible for Research & Development (R&D) tax credits, after HM Revenue & Customs figures reveal the region is falling behind on claims in…