Global Ports Holding to take over control of Liverpool Cruise Terminal and pledges £25m upgrade but deal means plans for £88m new facility with hotel are now scrapped. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool Cruise Terminal will receive a…

Global fashion brand Zara to significantly expand its footprint at Liverpool ONE by opening a new 42,000 sq ft store. Tony McDonough reports Global fashion brand Zara is to expand the size of its Liverpool ONE store for the second…

Liverpool city region energy retrofit firm Next Energy says it has secured £45.8m in new contacts in the first quarter of 2024. Tony McDonough reports Domestic retrofit specialist Next Energy says it has had the best quarter for new…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Jan, a container vessel coming from and returning to The Netherlands. Agent is CMA CGM. Aila, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is CMA CGM. Vos Glory, a…

A Grade II-listed Victorian office building in Liverpool city centre is to house a new food and drink venue and offer 12,500 sq ft of refurbished office space. Tony McDonough reports Property firm Bruntwood is to start work creating…

Mark and Joanna King founded the Oliver King Foundation in 2012 following the death of their 12-year-old son and are stepping up their push to persuade businesses to install defibrillators. Tony McDonough reports Founders of a…

More than 20 businesses in a high street in south Liverpool form a new collective to boost footfall and trade. Tony McDonough reports Independent businesses in and around Allerton Road in south Liverpool have formed a new collective…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Charlotta, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is CMA CGM. Mount Hikurangi, a bulk carrier…

Take a look: Peel Waters reveals first images of the apartment interiors at its £130m Miller’s Quay development at Wirral Waters. Tony McDonough reports Peel Waters has revealed images of the interior of its £130m Miller’s Quay…

Special report: Stanlow oil refinery close to the Mersey is the epicentre of a £3bn hydrogen hub and owner Essar Oil UK will leverage that in a bid to become the world’s first decarbonised refinery. Tony McDonough reports A…