Mersey Maritime is set to secure significant Government backing to fund its mission to take its successful ‘cluster’ model to ‘level up’ other coastal regions of the UK. Tony McDonough reports Mersey Maritime has helped transform the…

An interactive gaming venue catering for gamers with multiple console stations is to open in Liverpool ONE. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool ONE is to be home to a new esports gaming venture. Due to open early May, Level Tap will…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Wec Vermeer, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Good Logistics. Elbsun, a container vessel…

Long read: Caroline Grant, CEO of Knowsley charity The First Step talks to LBN about working in a borough with one of the worst records for domestic abuse and homicide. Tony McDonough reports Domestic abuse is endemic in all sections…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Bulk Independence, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Egypt. Agent is Normac Shipping. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated…

A business owned by Sefton Council that runs three hospitality outlets in the borough is looking to open further sites. Tony McDonough reports A council-owned hospitality operator that operates The Lake House at Waterloo, a unit at…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Einstein, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Georg Essberger, a Tanker carrying aqueous urea solution from France. Agent is Graypen. CEG…

Headline rents for office space in Liverpool have finally passed £25 per sq ft but they will need to go higher before the Holy Grail of new grade A space is a reality, one expert tells LBN. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool has seen…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Oraluna, a tanker carrying palm oil from The Netherlands. Agent is Graypen. Adamar, a cargo vessel carrying soda ash in bulk from Turkey. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Cresty, a…

Peel Ports will build a £10m ‘green automotive hub’ on the banks of the River Mersey in partnership with automotive giant Stellantis and logistics outfit Suardíaz. Tony McDonough reports A £10m ‘green automotive hub’ is to be built…