Flexible Growth Fund is open to any business in the city region that is undertaking a growth project and is part of Steve Rotheram’s £75m Business Growth Package. Tony McDonough reports Business loan and equity provider MSIF is to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea). Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning…

First opened as a soap factory by industrialist William Hesketh Lever in 1886, the Wirral facility houses both production and research facilities for personal care products. Tony McDonough reports Global consumer products giant…

Ministers have agreed to defer troubled Flybe's air passenger duty bill until the summer with shareholders also chipping in an extra £20m. Tony McDonough reports Flybe’s routes from Liverpool to the Isle of Man and Guernsey will stay…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Great Profit, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (general) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Katherine Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent…

Billionaire Mr Moshiri, who owns 77.2% of Everton’s shares, was absent from the club’s AGM at which it revealed annual losses of £111.8m. Tony McDonough reports Everton FC’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri is in “deep…

Jaguar Land Rover ended a tough year for sales with a rise in December with surges in retail sales for the Halewood-assembled Evoque and Discovery Sport models. Tony McDonough reports Rising sales of the Merseyside-produced Evoque…

City Residential managing director Alan Bevan said the proposed abolition of the section 21 notices was part of the 'relentless attack' on landlords. Tony McDonough reports Government plans to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions of tenants…

Mersey Maritime chief executive Chris Shirling-Rooke took a lead role in the latest Maritime UK National Council, which was chaired by the Princess Royal Mersey Maritime chief executive Chris Shirling-Rooke has met with maritime…

Ronald McDonald House, Alder Hey provides  free accommodation to families with sick children who are patients at Alder Hey hospital and is now looking to upgrade its rooms Liverpool charity Ronald McDonald House, Alder Hey, is asking…