A new venue opens in Liverpool city centre that is a coffee shop by day and a neon-let cocktail bar by night. Tony McDonough reports A new hybrid coffee to cocktails venue has opened its doors in Liverpool city centre. Switch…

60 tonnes of food waste from the University of Liverpool could be recycled by the end of the academic year and converted into renewable energy. Tony McDonough reports A drive by the University of Liverpool to reduce its carbon…

Housing provider Your Housing Group awards £29m contract for construction of 158 affordable Liverpool city region homes, part of a 1,600-home scheme. Tony McDonough reports Your Housing Group (YHG) has awarded a £29m contract to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: New Leader, a bulk carrier carrying maize in bulk from Argentina. Agent is Normac Shipping. Birkenhead to Belfast: Stena Edda will depart the Twelve Quays terminal at 10.30am.…

Almost five years after opening a store and cafe in Liverpool city centre to showcase and sell the work of local artists and artisans, MerseyMade says the outlet is to close. Tony McDonough reports MerseyMade is to close its store…

Digital marketing agency Resident North relocates its office from West Lancashire to Liverpool city centre. Tony McDonough reports Co-founders of digital marketing agency Resident North says they are ready to grow their team after…

Queen Elizabeth II Dock and the nearby automotive hub on the banks of the Mersey will be powered by a new hydropower generator, owner Peel Ports says. Tony McDonough reports Peel Ports will install a hydropower generator to provide…

Jet2 operating out of Liverpool Airport for the first time yields an unexpected bonus as Ryanair tells LBN its latest £80m investment at LJLA is partly motivated by its rival’s arrival. Tony McDonough reports Few sectors are as…

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird will take on a £7m project to deliver net zero power to vessels in its yard after securing £3.5m from the Government. Tony McDonough reports Vessels in for repair, refit or build in Cammell Laird…

Liverpool city region business leaders urge next Metro Mayor to back a ‘manifesto’ that offers more support to family-owned businesses. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside business leaders are urging the next Liverpool City Region…