Town Deal funding for £73m Southport Marine Lake project is released as Government approves business case. Tony McDonough reports Plans for the new £73m Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) have taken a big step forward after the…

Weeks after securing a £2.5m cash life line troubled Liverpool food ingredients business Real Good Food reveals further losses as it looks to ride a 'perfect storm'. Tony McDonough reports Market conditions for Liverpool food…

Entrepreneur Craig Greenwood looks to hire 20 apprentices for his £35m transformation of Cavern Walks in Liverpool into a hotel. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool developer is looking to hire 20 apprentices to work on his £35m hotel…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   CEG Cosmos, a cargo vessel carrying logs. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Coralwater, a tanker carrying marine fuel.…

Visitor numbers to Liverpool city centre so far in 2022 are up 40% to 71.7m compared with 2021, new data shows. Tony McDonough reports Footfall in Liverpool city centre has “stabilised” in 2022 following two years of COVID…

Joint venture vehicle BXB Cowley Hill starts enabling works on a £200m Liverpool city region development that will see the building of 1,100 new homes. Tony McDonough reports Enabling works on a former Pilkington glass works site…

German airline Lufthansa announces extra departures from Liverpool to Frankfurt in 2023, increasing capacity by 50% compared to summer 2022. Tony McDonough reports Lufthansa will increase capacity out of Liverpool John Lennon…

Logistics firm SCH invests £1m to expand its Port of Liverpool facility that handles new cars arriving by ship. Tony McDonough reports Logistics business SCH has agreed a multi-year lease with Peel Ports Group to increase its…

A popular Italian restaurant in Liverpool city centre will close its doors for 12 weeks from January for a £3.5m makeover. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool Italian restaurant San Carlo will close for 12 weeks from January as it…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Susan Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard Lines. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…