Footfall in Liverpool city centre increased over the summer months, but spend in shops and hotels was down on last year, according to recent data. Tony McDonough reports. Liverpool city centre saw a 6.4% increase in footfall in the…

Liverpool social housing provider Plus Dane secures three contract renewals totalling more than £1.6m to provide support services in Merseyside and Cheshire. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool social housing provider Plus Dane will…

£4.1m Baltic Ventures in Liverpool unveils list of 11 tech start-ups that will join its 2024 accelerator programme following the success of the first cohort in 2023. Tony McDonough reports Baltic Ventures has revealed the 11 tech…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Berge Galdhopiggen, a bulk carrier carrying soya bean from Argentina. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Viking Star, a cruise vessel coming from Iceland and sailing on to Ireland.…

Council planners give the go-ahead to pub chain Wetherspoons to create a new 30-bedroom Liverpool city region hotel in a Victorian building. Andrew Brown reports An historic Victorian building in Southport town centre will be…

Port of Liverpool continues to play a pivotal role in the import and distribution of agricultural products as it welomes the UK's largest whole maize vessel carrying 55,000 tonnes of maize. Tony McDonough reports The Port of…

Final call to residents and businesses living and operating in Sefton to share their views on the Bootle town centre transformation, as consultation closes this Friday. Tony McDonough reports. Sefton Council received £20 million of…

It has been a challenging quarter for Liverpool’s city centre office market, according to commercial property experts. Tony McDonough reports. There has been a considerable reduction in the number of commercial property transactions…

Liverpool-based laboratory testing specialist, BioGrad, has announced plans for further growth as it expands its operations into York. Tony McDonough reports. BioGrad Group has expanded its services to four new locations since 2022,…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Taagborg, a cargo vessel carrying wheat from Canada. Agent is Normac Shipping. Katherine Borchard, a container vessel coming from Italy and sailing on to Cyprus. Agent is Borchard…