A World Cup fan park will open in Liverpool when the tournament kicks off this month and will include a 2,500-seat big top. Tony McDonough reports South Liverpool will play host to a World Cup fan park this month when the tournament…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Transcenden Wisdom, a bulk carrier carrying palm kernel from Indonesia. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Kevser S, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Algeria. Agent is NW Trading…

Scandinavian airline Widerøe is returning to Liverpool in 2023 to re-establish a route axed during the pandemic in 2020. Tony McDonough reports Scandinavia’s largest regional airline Widerøe is to resume flights from Liverpool John…

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird welcomes MV Borealis for multi-million-pound overhaul - the first cruise vessel to enter the yard in 25 years. Tony McDonough reports Fred Olsen cruise vessel MV Borealis has entered the Cammell…

1 St Paul’s Square in Liverpool city centre is to undergo a major upgrade including the refurbishment of 50,000 sq ft of office space. Tony McDonough reports An office building in the heart of Liverpool’s central business district is…

A solicitor who helped investigate the activities of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in political campaigns is a new partner at Provenio Litigation in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Emma Charnock has won promotion to partner at…

A new plan to grow the value of Liverpool city region’s exports to £11.8bn by 2030 is launched by economic development agency Growth Platform with the US a major target. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region’s new Freeport…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   AP Revelin, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Stellar Ontario, a bulk carrier carrying furnace bottom ash from Turkey. Agent…

Following a £1.4m launch in 2021 Southport Market has been declared a success, acting as a ‘catalyst’ for the surrounding streets. Andrew Brown reports Southport Market has performed “extremely well” in its first year of operation,…

A bitter pay dispute at the Port of Liverpool that has seen hundreds of workers stage multiple walkouts may be about to come to an end, LBN has learned. Tony McDonough reports A breakthrough in the bitter pay dispute at the Port of…