Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Christina, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Containerships CMA-CGM. Astroprinter, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is…

Owner of the Port of Liverpool, Peel Ports, is investing £140m in 22 new cranes for its Liverpool2 deep water container terminal and five have arrived this week. Tony McDonough reports Five new cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG)…

A cash injection of £8.3m from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Transforming Cities Fund will fund the demolition of two flyovers, making way for 1,400 new homes. Tony McDonough reports Around 1,400 new homes will be…

Women and BAME communities 'have been treated with utter contempt' by Rishi Sunak’s Budget, claims The Women’s Organisation CEO Maggie O’Carroll. Tony McDonough reports Chancellor Rishi Sunak won plaudits following his spring Budget…

One of the original 'seven streets of Liverpool' is to close for two weeks as part of the city's £47m highways transformation programme. Tony McDonough reports One of Liverpool’s oldest city centre streets is to close temporarily as…

Based in Speke in south Liverpool, B&M operates 1,059 stores in the UK and France and says strong trading has continued through the COVID-19 pandemic. Tony McDonough reports Full-year profits are set to surge at Liverpool-based…

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…

At a meeting of the full council on Wednesday evening the budget, that will see a 4.99% rise in Council Tax bills and £15m of cuts, was approved. Tony McDonough reports Councillors in Liverpool have voted to make cuts of £15m and…

In his Budget speech Chancellor Rishi Sunak named Liverpool city region as one of eight new English Freeports and it could lead to a jobs bonanza for Merseyside. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region’s newly announced Freeport…

Business and political leaders and entrepreneurs have welcomed many of the measures in Rishi Sunak's Budget but say he has fallen short in some areas. Tony McDonough reports Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across the…