Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: RMS Veritas, a container vessel sailing to Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Astroprinter, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is John Good…

Hoylake’s Victorian town hall is to be become the Beacon Arts Village and will feature a cinema, restaurant, bar and café bistro and will offer studio space for artists. Tony McDonough reports Work has started on the first phase of…

Latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking reveals firms in the region reporting lower confidence in their business prospects at 10% and lower economic optimism at 2% Business confidence in the North West fell six…

Community interest company has turned the Liverpool docklands district into one of the UK’s fastest-growing digital and creative clusters in just 10 years. Tony McDonough reports Having transformed Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle…

Founded in 2014 and backed by investors including former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, Liverpool-based Nova has already helped raise £10m to support start-up ventures. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool business start-up…

Network carries 110,000 passengers every weekday and says its fares are among the lowest in the country despite the latest rises. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail says it fares will increase by an average of 2.86% from January 2020…

New facility is based in the former Paradise Street restaurant, The Chancery, near Liverpool One, and will offer open studios and retail space A new hub for Merseyside’s creative talent has opened its doors in Liverpool city centre.…

Microsoft Showcase Colleges are a global network of colleges ‘engaged in innovative change to improve teaching and learning and support the economic vitality of the locality they serve’ Global tech giant Microsoft has chosen Hugh…

Liverpool City Council says it wants to create a 'green community' at the waterfront location with the first homes available by 2022. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s former International Garden Festival could see the first of…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Arlecchino, a cargo vessel carrying steel coils from the Netherlands. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Koszalin, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from Latvia. Agent is…