Councillors defer decision on whether to allow a multi-million pound project to build 33 new ‘luxury’ homes close to three top Liverpool city region golf courses can go ahead. Tony McDonough reports Developer Oakwood Homes faces a…

Train operator Merseyrail will offer a free showcase for local businesses at its Liverpool city region station network for a week this autumn. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail is to offer local businesses the opportunity to…

Contractor Eric Wright Civil Engineering close to completing £1.47m installation of monument at Mersey Tunnel entrance in Liverpool - more than 60 years after the original was removed. Tony McDonough reports A £1.47m project to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Palatine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Mazarine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Hong Kong…

A Liverpool city region development that will include a 25,000 sq ft Home Bargains store and three industrial units totalling 190,000 sq ft is given the green light by council planners. Tony McDonough reports A developer owned by…

One of the biggest private sector employers in Liverpool city region, Jaguar Land Rover, breathes a sigh of relief amid UK-US tariffs reset this week - but it still faces a hit to its profits. Tony McDonough reports Carmaker Jaguar…

A Liverpool city region business that has been a supplier to the welding sector for more than five decades breaks through the £3m turnover barrier for the first time. Tony McDonough reports St Helens-based welding sector supplier…

Confidence in the economy is rising among North West businesses, new data shows, with  almost 60% of firms planning to take on new staff. Tony McDonough reports Latest Business Barometer from banking giant Lloyds shows a rise in…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Vespertine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Mazarine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro.…

A Liverpool legal costs specialist is merging with a Carlisle-based outfit to form a combined £3m-turnover business with a plan to expand further. Tony McDonough reports Two legal cost firms are merging to form a combined business…