Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Liverpool will become one of 12 new investment zones and will get backing worth £80m. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool is to become one of 12 new investment zones with each one backed to the tune of £80m.…

Build-to-rent developer Placefirst secures planning approval for the final phase of its £40m Welsh Streets project in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Placefirst has secured planning approval for the sixth and final phase of its…

As new images of the proposed HEMISPHERE ‘net zero’ office building in Liverpool are released it’s revealed the cost of the scheme has now risen to £56m. Tony McDonough reports New images of HEMISPHERE, a ‘net zero’ office building…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Progress, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Russia. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Takeshio, a cargo vessel carrying maize in bulk and soya bean meal from Argentina. Agent is…

Council planners in Wirral give the go-ahead for the £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub in Wirral Waters, a project first unveiled by Mersey Maritime seven years ago. Tony McDonough reports Wirral planners have given the green light to the…

Duke Developments seeks planning consent for £12m residential development in the Fabric District of Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Duke Developments has unveiled plans for a £12m residential development in Liverpool’s Fabric…

Now in its third year, the LJMU MA Short Film Festival in Liverpool is set to take place across a week in late March. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool John Moores University will host the third LJMU MA Short Film Festival later this…

Garden centre retailer Dobbies has opened a Waitrose food hall at one of its Merseyside stores. Tony McDonough reports Garden centre chain Dobbies has opened a new Waitrose food hall at its Southport outlet. Southport is one of more…

Sefton Council is to push on with a new leisure venue in Bootle, despite missing out on Levelling Up funding, and has appointed DV8 Designs on the project. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council will open a new entertainment…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Wec Van Ruysdael, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Good Logistics. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…