Council planners have given the go-ahead for the first phase of a huge logistics hub at a former Liverpool city region colliery. Tony McDonough reports Work on phase one of an £80m logistics hub at the former Parkside Colliery in…

Gigantic dinosaur-themed chocolate eggs will be hidden in locations around Southport in what organiser Southport BID is calling the ‘world’s biggest chocolate egg hunt’. Tony McDonough reports Southport will host what is being…

After securing Government funding toward £60m cost of HEMISPHERE One development in Liverpool, Sciontec unveils plans for HEMISPHERE Two, taking total investment to £120m. Tony McDonough reports Sciontec is to build a second £60m…

Liverpool FC publishes full accounts on Companies House revealing a £100m increase in the club’s ‘overdraft’ to £300m and a net spend figure for players since last summer. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool FC has increased its…

Indie music legend and Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess agrees to be a patron of Liverpool homeless charity Paper Cup Project. Tony McDonough reports Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess becomes patron of Liverpool homeless charity Paper…

Seven years after a huge gas explosion that destroyed or damaged more than 200 buildings in New Ferry in Wirral, work starts on 34 new homes at the site. Tony McDonough reports Work has started on the first 34 of 70 new homes planned…

Two Liverpool regeneration projects are shortlisted in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards North West 2024. Tony McDonough reports Two building projects in Liverpool have been shortlisted in the annual RICS (Royal…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Heinrich Ehler, a container vessel coming from and returning to The Netherlands. Agent is CMA CGM. Ivy Alliance, a bulk carrier carrying soya beans from Brazil. Agent is Clarkson…

Plans for the £80m first phase of a plan to create a huge logistics hub at a former Liverpool city region coal mine will go before council planners on Tuesday. Tony McDonough reports Council planners in St Helens will be asked to…

St Johns Market in Liverpool has been in existence for more than 200 years but on Monday the city council closed it with immediate effect due to £1.7m in unpaid rent. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council has closed down…