Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Pola Pelagia, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Estonia. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Ijsseldijk, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Portugal. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). …

Premier league club Everton has suspended sponsorship deals with three Russian businesses linked to sanctioned billionaire oligarch Alisher Usmanov. Tony McDonough reports Everton Football Club is suspending sponsorship deals with…

Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird has secured a Bronze Award from the Armed Forces Covenant for its commitment to the armed forces community Shipbuilder and repairer Cammell Laird has received the Bronze Award from the Armed Forces…

Merseyside-based Vimto maker Nichols saw a big improvement in sales and margins in 2021 but a £36.2m write-down of the value of its businesses turned profit into loss. Tony McDonough reports Vimto maker Nichols is continuing to make…

Law firm Hill Dickinson is the new headline sponsor of the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards which will be held in Liverpool in July. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool law firm Hill Dickinson has been unveiled as the new headline…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: HMS Argyll, a naval vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Serenity, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Stena Forecaster, a…

In 2019 Liverpool City Council unveiled a £120m plan to demolish the flyover at the Rocket and redesign the junction - but now the project is to undergo a rethink. Tony McDonough reports A £120m plan to upgrade the Rocket junction at…

Last week No 5 St Paul’s Square was put up for sale with a price tag of £34.8m and 101 Old Hall Street changed hands for £39m - now another Liverpool office building is up for sale. Tony McDonough reports An office building in the…

A support fund for brownfield housing projects in Liverpool city region has secured an extra £15m from the Government, taking it to £60m, which will support 4,500 new homes. Tony McDonough reports Up to 4,500 new homes will be built…

There was a surge in private equity investments in Liverpool city region and the North West during 2021, totalling almost £700m in the first three quarters of the year. Tony McDonough reports New figures show that private equity…