£30m full-fibre broadband network, LCR Connect, goes fully live for the first time across Liverpool city region. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region’s new superfast broadband network, LCR Connect, has gone fully live for…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Gulhomen, a tanker. Agent is Cory Brothers Shipping. Coralwater, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Genco Brittany, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Egypt.…

Liverpool property firm Sutton Kersh raises more than £9.5m at its first auction of 2024. Tony McDonough reports Sutton Kersh Auctions has raised more than £9.5m from its latest Liverpool property auction and its first of 2024. In…

Two fashion design students from the City Of Liverpool College saw their sustainable designs showcased on the catwalk at London Fashion Week thanks to Merseyside firm Wild Thang. Tony McDonough reports Two fashion students at City…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Sara Borchard, a container vessel coming from Italy and sailing on to Cyprus. Agent is Borchard Lines. Tigris, a tanker carrying light fuel oil from The Netherlands. Agent is…

Global shipping giant Hapag Lloyd agrees 10-year lease on new office in Liverpool city centre. Tony McDonough reports Global shipping firm Hapag Lloyd has agreed a 10-year deal to take 8,858 sq ft of office space in Liverpool’s…

Four people are arrested as part of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into Liverpool property and hotel development business Signature Group. Tony McDonough reports Four people were arrested following raids at three residences in…

Bridal shop Fairytale Endings opened its first store in Metquarter in Liverpool in 2020 and now is set to open a second outlet. Tony McDonough reports Bridal and destination occasion retailer Fairytale Endings is to open a second…

Council Tax in Liverpool set to rise by 4.99% with business rates also up 6.7% as the city council grapples with a homelessness crisis and £85m of spending cuts. Tony McDonough reports Senior councillors in Liverpool are proposing…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Mallika Naree, a bulk carrier carrying soya beans from Argentina. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Birkenhead to Belfast: Stena Estrid will depart the Twelve Quays terminal at…