Liverpool value retail giant B&M secures new credit facilities totalling £450m from syndicate of seven banks. Tony McDonough reports Discount retail giant B&M says it has refinanced its bank facilities to the tune of £450m.…

William Fishwick & Son secures planning consent for the refurbishment of an industrial estate in Knowsley comprising almost 50,000 sq ft of space Work has started on the refurbishment of an industrial estate in Huyton that totals…

Surface Transforms, a Merseyside maker of carbon fibre brake discs for high performance cars, issues profit warning after ‘technical problems’ hit production. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc maker Surface Transforms…

Train operator Merseyrail will run extra services between Liverpool and Aintree on the three days of the Grand National Festival - as well as the usual free flip-flops. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail will run a special timetable…

St John Bosco Arts College in Liverpool teams up with GW Robotics to introduce ‘intelligent delivery robot’ BellaBot into the school. Tony McDonough reports A north Liverpool Catholic secondary school has introduced a robot that can…

Social housing provider Plus Dane partners with Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham to invest £2m in energy efficiency measures at two Wirral apartment complexes. Tony McDonough reports Plus Dane has invested £2m to improve energy efficiency…

Liverpool law firm Morecrofts reveals details of its 2023 Domestic Abuse Conference which returns this summer. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool law firm Morecrofts will hold its annual Domestic Abuse Conference in the city centre on…

A Royal Navy base in Liverpool, HMS Eaglet, installs Europe’s first Hover Wind-Powered Microgrid that will reduce its dependency on the main power grid by 63%. Tony McDonough reports Royal Navy Liverpool base HMS Eaglet has installed…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Shetland Trader, a cargo vessel carrying steel coils from The Netherlands. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to…

Karen Bennett, CEO of Enterprise Credit Union in Knowsley, tells LBN the cost-of-living crisis is stretching peoples’ finances to breaking point. Tony McDonough reports Over the past few months Karen Bennett has seen what she…