A letter is to be sent to every household in Liverpool asking for their view on how the city should be governed and whether or not the elected Mayor role is scrapped. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council is to ask every…

Fine dining Chinese restaurant Lu Ban was one of the big winners at the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards which returned as an in-person event for the first time in three years. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool fine dining Chinese…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Encounter, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is Containerships CMA-CGM. BG Jade, a container vessel coming from and returning to the Netherlands. Agent…

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird is looking to grab a slice of the £24bn Ministry of Defence budget for new Royal Navy vessels to be spent in the next four years. Tony McDonough reports Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird will look to…

In 2021 auto giant Stellantis said it was spending £100m to convert the Vauxhall Astra plant at Ellesmere Port to produce electric vans and now the first of its plans have been unveiled. Tony McDonough reports Global auto maker…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Merseyside on Thursday to announce the UK National Shipbuilding Strategy with Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird set to benefit from a £4bn investment pot. Tony McDonough reports Prime Minister…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Atlantic Sun, a container vessel coming from Belgium and sailing on to Canada. Agent is Atlantic Container Line AB. Stena Forecaster, a ro-ro vessel coming from and returning to…

A pre-pack administration deal arranged by insolvency specialists Begbies has seen 70 jobs saved at a motor repair chain which operates two sites in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports A rescue deal for a North West auto repair chain…

Consumer products giant Unilever has powered a Liverpool city region manufacturing plant using 100% hydrogen for the first time as part of the HyNet project. Tony McDonough reports A manufacturing plant at the giant Unilever complex…

Maritime industry leader Chris Shirling-Rooke says the multi-million pound project to build new Mersey Ferries is a ‘massive opportunity’ and must form part of the push to net zero carbon. Tony McDonough reports A leading light in…