Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is investing in the new 52-strong fleet to replaces the current rolling stock, some of which dates back to 1978. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail has revealed that the first of the new £460m…

Deal is great news for around 6,000 workers at the Airbus plant at Broughton in Deeside, where wings for the aircraft are built. Tony McDonough reports Airbus has secured an £8bn deal to sell 100 aircraft to US-based Spirit Airlines.…

Peel L&P and Urban Splash has secured consent for the first 30 factory-built homes in a £55m, 347-home development in Birkenhead's docklands. Tony McDonough reports Peel L&P and Urban Splash have secured planning consent to…

Family firm manages more than 800,000 sq ft of office space in and around Liverpool, including The Plaza and the Cotton Exchange. Tony McDonough reports Commercial property firm Bruntwood is reporting a big rise in annual revenue but…

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…

Developer Elliot Group will suspend work on the first phase of the £250m Infinity scheme, and £100m Aura project, after talks with contractor Vermont. Tony McDonough reports Developer Elliot Group is to suspend work on two major city…

Liverpool’s Deputy Mayor Gary Millar, himself a successful entrepreneur, hosts the Entrepreneur-in-residence drop-in clinics at Central Library. Tony McDonough reports More than 1,600 budding entrepreneurs have used a free business…

Wirral-based B&M is taking over waste management company Ian Wilcox Recycling and is the company’s second acquisition in the West Midlands Wirral waste specialist B&M Waste Services is expanding further into the West Midlands…

Divorce Day is when when divorce cases reportedly spike. Liverpool solicitors Bell Lamb and Joynson dispute the phenomenon, but another firm disagrees. Tony McDonough reports It has become accepted wisdom that the first Monday after…

Using data from its own files, CV-Library, one of the biggest job site sites in the UK, showed Liverpool saw the 10th-biggest rise in vacancies out of the major UK cities. Tony McDonough reports There has been a 3.6% rise in white…