Merseyside Pension Fund is one of the main backers in the new £65m SME investment fund to be deployed by private equity outfit, Foresight Group. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) is backing a new £65m find aimed at…

Nanomedicine is the application of nanomaterials, or nanoparticles to deliver drugs more effectively and a new platform in Liverpool will support pioneers in the field A new platform to support companies that are developing…

Merseyside children’s author Natalie Reeves Billing has seen one of her books, Ben and the Bug, placed in the Capsule of Culture exhibit in the Royal Liver Building Children’s author Natalie Reeves Billing’s book, Ben and the Bug…

Based in Liverpool, Foursquare Group offer a range of consultancy services for independent hospitality businesses and he welcomed tech entrepreneur Garry Lee to its board Liverpool hospitality consultancy Foursquare Group has added a…

Essar Oil UK has secured a £7.2m Government grant to build a hydrogen-powered furnace at its giant Liverpool city region refinery, reducing its annual CO2 emissions by 11%. Tony McDonough reports Oil giant Essar Oil UK will build the…

Busby is an app launched in Liverpool in November 2019 by Barry Green, James Duffy and Kirk Ryan to improve safety for cyclists and is now being utilised for other outdoor activities Road safety app venture Busby has secured a new…

A new £54m Merseyside global centre of excellence for the glass industry has secured planning consent and will create 80 new jobs. Tony McDonough reports A proposal for a £54m global glass research and innovation facility has secured…

Chicago Building in Liverpool city centre was where John Lennon bough his first guitar and now architects ArchiPhonic are to start work on a residential conversion. Tony McDonough reports Architects at ArchiPhonic are to start work…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Naama Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard Lines. Stena Forecaster, a ro-ro vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is …

Fashion retailer Next relocated its flagship Liverpool store during lockdown and now there are big plans for the 100,000 sq ft space in Church Street it left behind. Tony McDonough reports Owners of a 100,000 sq ft building in…