Online bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing says gross profits in the second half of its financial year are likely to be lower as the Merseyside business grapples with inflation. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside-based online…

Air-conditioning and specialist Everkool says it will add more apprentices to its Merseyside business over the next 12 months. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside air-conditioning and ventilation supplier Everkool says it will expand…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stena Forecaster, a ro-ro vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is P&O European Ferries. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…

A £25m facility in Liverpool that will maximise the volume of renewable energy for the National Grid will be fully operational in the autumn. Tony McDonough reports A £25m electrical grid facility in Liverpool that will replace…

Small businesses in Liverpool city region are being offered access to banking giant NatWest’s ‘Climate Hub’ to help them become more sustainable. Jennie Lewis reports Banking giant NatWest is to offer its business customers in…

Businesses, charities and social enterprises in Liverpool city region can now access a £400,000 innovation fund to support their net zero carbon innovations. Tony McDonough reports A new £400,000 green innovation fund has been…

A consultation process on plans by the Leverhulme Estate to build 830 new homes on green belt land in Wirral has started with the proposals likely to face fierce opposition. Tony McDonough reports Major Wirral landowner Leverhulme…

For more than two decades Liverpool has been sending delegations to the global MIPIM expo in Cannes and now the city will return to the festival for the first time in two years. Tony McDonough reports A high-powered delegation of…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Arklow Venus, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal from Ireland. Agent is Normac Shipping. Naama Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard…

Tourism in the Liverpool city region will not return to its £5bn-a-year peak until 2025, a new report says, as Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram unveils a new support package. Tony McDonough reports Before the COVID-19 pandemic the value of…