Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Viking Sky, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Birkenhead to Belfast: Stena Edda will depart the Twelve Quays terminal at 10.30am. Stena Embla will depart at…

A date is set for the start of work on the £20m transformation and partial demolition of The Strand shopping centre in Bootle - but not until after Sir Tom Jones has stopped singing. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council says work on…

Liverpool firm Optimum Group, which operates 27 Costa Coffee shops, says full-year revenues have passed the £10m mark as it reveals further expansion. Tony McDonough reports  Costa Coffee franchisee Optimum Group is reporting…

Liverpool city region supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms doubles production in recent weeks but challenges remain after admitting ‘material uncertainty’ about its future last month. Tony McDonough reports Automotive…

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to transform the planning system and one Merseyside window and door maker believes it could usher in a ‘golden age of housebuilding’. Tony McDonough reports Britain could be on the…

Liverpool city region biotech firm Entropix secures new investment from the LYVA Labs Health and Life Sciences Fund. Tony McDonough reports Biotech firm Entropix has secured new funding to scale up its business and commercialise its…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Tina Theresa, a tanker carrying molasses from Portugal. Agent is Graypen. Amisia, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Russia. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Global Winner, a bulk…

A Liverpool city region riding school steps up its fight for survival as its landlord insists it vacates the land and buildings it occupies by the end of the year. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool city region riding school is…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Filia Ariea, a cargo vessel sailing to the Ivory Coast. Agent is Peel Ports Logistics. Georg Essberger, a tanker carrying caustic soda liquor from Belgium. Agent is Cory Brothers…

Low-cost airline easyJet, which operates more than 25 routes out of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, steps up its efforts to offer hydrogen-fuelled flights by 2035. Tony McDonough reports Passengers could be travelling on…