Annual sales at Liverpool-based national value retailer Home Bargains soared by 20% to £3.3bn with profits, staff numbers and store numbers also up. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool-based value retail giant Home Bargains says sales…

Entrepreneur Jen Perry launched mobile afternoon tea company and bakery school Room Forty in 2016 and it has just won the latest in a string of awards. Tony McDonough reports Mobile afternoon tea company Room Forty has been declared…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Minerva Alexandra, a tanker carrying crude oil from Libya. Agent is Graypen. Atlantic Sail, a container vessel coming from Belgium and sailing on to Canada. Agent is Atlantic…

More than 50,000 containers were handled at the Port of Liverpool in March - a record for the Seaforth terminal. Tony McDonough reports A total of 52,300 containers (89,400 TEUs) was handled by the Port of Liverpool in March,…

Five Liverpool buildings and refurbishment projects are on the shortlist for the RICS Awards which recognise outstanding achievement, teamwork and companies. Tony McDonough reports Five Liverpool buildings have been shortlisted in…

Fine dining restaurant Lerpwl, located at the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, is offering a six-course seafood tasting menu for Good Friday as part of its Easter offering. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool waterfront fine dining…

Healthcare group Expert TMS is rebranding as Optimise Healthcare Group is embarking on an expansion, opening new clinics in Liverpool and Cardiff. Tony McDonough reports A North West healthcare group is changing its name and is…

A Liverpool tech firm that has developed an artificial intelligence platform to verify the identity of document signatories has raised £1.15m of new investment. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool tech firm Videosign has secured…

A new hub that will link Liverpool city region firms with academics to make new innovations a reality has opened in the city’s Knowledge Quarter. Tony McDonough reports A new hub that will bring together businesses, local Government…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Montego Bay, a bulk carrier carrying sunflower meal from Romania. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated…