Liverpool city region supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms raises £8.3m in new stock market share placing and intends to raise a further £2m. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside manufacturer of carbon fibre reinforced ceramic…

Liverpool social enterprise InnovateHer reaches 37,000 young people in the past year in its push to get more girls into tech, a new impact report shows. Tony McDonough reports InnovateHer has released figures showing a big leap in…

Liverpool building firm Vermont reports full-year revenues of £44.5m and a ‘fantastic pipeline’ of work including a £50m tower on the city’s waterfront. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool building firm Vermont is reporting another rise…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Genco Pyrenees, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Altay, a tanker carrying molasses from The Netherlands. Agent is Graypen.…

Founders of the Italian Club restaurant brand in Liverpool relaunch their Italian bakery, that closed during COVID, in a new city centre location. Tony McDonough reports Restaurant entrepreneurs Rosaria Crolla and Maurizio…

Nine awards were handed out at the Liverpool Law Society 2023 Legal Awards and annual dinner. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool Law Society has revealed the winners of its 2023 Legal Awards at its annual dinner in Liverpool city…

A company looking to take over Liverpool Cruise Terminal and press ahead with building a new £88m facility is the biggest cruise terminal operator in the world, LBN can reveal. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool Cruise Terminal could…

Entrepreneur Bethany Wainwright has used TikTok to transform sales at her Merseyside boob tape business and now a new deal will take the venture onto a new level. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside breast tape entrepreneur Bethany…

Law firm Napthens announces four new hires at its Liverpool office which has now seen headcount grow by 20% over the past 12 months and says it will need a bigger space in 2024. Tony McDonough reports North West law firm Napthens has…

A popular Liverpool city centre restaurant closes its doors after just two years with owners blaming inflation and ‘robber barons at the utility companies’. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool çity centre restaurant Bouchon is closing…