Surface Transforms is a Liverpool city region manufacturer of carbon fibre brake discs for high performance cars and the company has secured a £100m contract. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc manufacturer Surface…

A Liverpool city region local authority has awarded a £500,000 food supply contract to a company that will supply Welsh beef and lamb to 59 schools. Tony McDonough reports Pupils at 59 schools in Knowsley will be tucking into Welsh…

A new partnership between Liverpool law firm Weightmans and Everton in the Community will offer an education programme for local children. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool law firm Weightmans is teaming up with Everton in the…

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. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…

Season ticket prices for Liverpool FC for the 2022/23 Premier League season have been frozen for the seventh consecutive year. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool Football Club has frozen season ticket prices for the 2022/23 Premier…

Leading Liverpool chef Paul Askew issued a plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to cancel returning VAT to 20% in April - but his call went unheeded. This and all the local business reaction. Tony McDonough reports Chancellor Rishi Sunak…

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has raised the National Insurance threshold by £3,000 in his spring statement, bringing it into line with the income tax threshold, in a £6bn tax cut that will benefit 30m people. Tony McDonough reports …

Here is your at-a-glance guide to the main points in the spring statement delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to the House of Commons on Wednesday: Personal taxation Income threshold for at which point people start paying National…

Fish and chip shops in Liverpool city region are battling rising costs, with the price of cod up 33%, and one entrepreneur with three outlets is urging people to ‘support your local chippy’. Andrew Brown reports An award-winning fish…

Two barristers from Liverpool-based Exchange Chambers - Chris Barnes and Lisa Linklater - have this week been appointed as QCs. Tony McDonough reports Exchange Chambers barristers Christopher Barnes and Lisa Linklater have been…