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Liverpool Airport reports highest passenger numbers for seven years in August
It was a 3% rise on August 2017 and contributed to a 2.5% increase in business for the year to date - almost 3.5m…
Merseyside takes the lead in plan to build huge floating wind farm in the Atlantic
Industry body Mersey Maritime and Liverpool John Moores University are both key players in the EU-funded ARCWIND -…
Procure North West reveals contractor list for two regional frameworks
Procure North West (Lite) and Procure North West (Services) will offer public sector bodies across the region…
Jacob’s cream cracker plant in Aintree may be sold in £100m deal
Reports suggest that the factory, which employs around 500 people, could change hands four year after its owner…
Merseyside takes key role in national Women in Maritime campaign
Industry body Mersey Maritime will be hosting the Northern launch of the Women in Maritime Charter on Thursday,…
Mersey firms invited to bid for work on Liverpool’s £500m new homes plan
£500m project aims to build 10,000 affordable new homes across the city over the next few years and 'revolutionise'…
North West manufacturers see a rise in domestic and overseas orders in the summer
Latest survey from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and accountancy firm BDO, showed an upturn in confidence…
Merseyrail’s new trains will have second staff member – but fares may have…
RMT union has held a series of one-day strikes since spring 2017 after Merseyrail said its new £460m train fleet…
Faster journey times and an end to ‘cattle trucks’ – Merseyrail’s new train…
'Bloomin good wifi' and 50% more capacity as Merseyrail shows off a replica of one of its new £460m train fleet…