Picnic Chester offers a specialist delicatessen and regular live music nights and has secured a £35,000 loan from the Liverpool business loan and equity provider Liverpool business loan and equity provider MSIF is supporting a new…

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to offer up to £3m for the 2020 festival which would take place across multiple venues with a strong focus on social value. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s fourth International Business…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stroombank, a cargo vessel carrying tissue paper from Portugal. Agent is Jenkins Shipping (GB). Vos Fantastic, a supply/support vessel in for a crew change. Agent is Denholm Port…

Organised by Marketing Liverpool the Music Tourism Convention will welcome 200 delegates from around the world with companies including Spotify and LastMinute.com taking part. Tony McDonough reports Some of the biggest names in music…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Endeavor, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Containerships CMA CGM. RMS Veritas, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line -…

David Kirwan, managing partner at Kirwans, says too many landlords don’t realise the possible implications of falling foul of a recent crackdown by local authorities. Tony McDonough reports Residential landlords across Merseyside are…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Motivation D, a container vessel coming from the returning to Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Lillesand, a tanker carrying crude oil from Algeria. Agent is Cory Bros…

There has been a ‘Ferry Across the Mersey’ for more than 800 years but the current vessels - Royal Iris and Snowdrop - turned 60 this year and a new vessel is badly needed. Tony McDonough reports Plans to build the first new Mersey…

Leading Liverpool business voice Frank McKenna calls for city-wide referendum ahead of an extraordinary meeting of the council to debate whether the Mayor role should be scrapped. Tony McDonough reports Downtown in Business chief…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stolt Greenshank, a tanker carrying used edible oils to the Netherlands. Agent is Graypen. Costa Mediterranea, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. CEG Universe, a cargo…