Public consultation begins on £10m regeneration project at Southport’s Town Hall Gardens, inspired by murdered schoolgirls Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Da Silva Aguiar. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council has launched…

Wirral timber firm SticX invests more than £1m in an expansion that will lead to an almost 60% growth in its workforce. Tony McDonough reports Timber firm SticX has agreed a deal with Wirral Council to acquire three industrial units…

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. Mintaka I, a…

A two-day festival of ‘music and family fun’ is set to take over Southport town centre in mid-September. Tony McDonough reports Southport’s first Coastal Jam festival is promising two days of “music and family fun” in September.…

Exclusive: More than a year after the multi-million pound project to refurbish Martins Bank in Liverpool stalled, its owner says it is ‘fully committed’ to its transformation having already invested £11m at the site. Tony McDonough reports…

Liverpool housing maintenance outfit M&Y Maintenance and Construction secures place on £100m damp and mould framework. Tony McDonough reports M&Y Maintenance and Construction will tackle damp and mould at homes across the…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Peregrine, 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. FJ Star, a…

In July Wirral bakery giant Baker & Baker reported a rise in annual sales to £540m but accounts just filed on Companies House also reveal pre-tax losses widening to £21.5m. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside bakery giant Baker…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Peregrine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Arklow Coast, a cargo vessel carrying anhydrite in bulk from Norway. Agent is Sanders Stevens.…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Mazarine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Seven Seas Grandeur, a cruise vessel sailing to Ireland. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Aurora, a…