Merseyrail announces temporary changes to services as the rollout of the Liverpool city region £500m train fleet enters its final stages. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail will run eight-car services on the Southport line from…

With its mission to ‘transform 1m lives’ well under way the John Haynes Foundation announces the date for its annual Gala Dinner in Liverpool this autumn. Tony McDonough reports Hundreds of guests will gather at the Hilton Hotel in…

Attendance records set to tumble at the Bootle Music Weekender with Sir Tom Jones topping the bill and Status Quo and Red Rum Club also performing. Jennie Lewis reports Bootle venue Salt and Tar in Bootle is set to break attendance…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Bolette, a cruise vessel coming from Iceland and sailing on to Norway. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Celandine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is…

Plans for a £450m vaccine manufacturing plant at the AstraZeneca site in Liverpool may be in doubt, a new report claims, as the UK Government looks to cut support for the project. Tony McDonough reports A new report claims plans for…

Liverpool property firm Ascot Group sells former Johnsons the Cleaners headquarters in Bootle to Plus Dane Housing for £22m residential development. Tony McDonough reports Housing association Plus Dane Housing will build 104 new…

A Liverpool office building that has been empty for 20 years is to be brought back to life as a residential development with a roof extension, new plans reveal. Tony McDonough reports A developer has submitted plans to convert an…

Fuels giant Essar acquires 66-acre site adjacent to the Stanlow Oil Refinery close to the Mersey as it gets set to invest £3bn into ‘low carbon’ hydrogen production. Tony McDonough reports Fuels giant Essar has taken a major step…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stamford Eagle, a bulk carrier carrying steel coils from Taiwan. Agent is Normac Shipping. Vera Rambow, a container vessel coming from France and sailing on to Belgium. Agent is…

Developer Capital&Centric begins search for main contractor to build £70m movie and TV studio complex at the former Littlewoods headquarters in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Capital&Centric says it will begin speaking to…