Organisers prepare participants for a spectacular Southport Oktoberfest, claiming this year’s festival will be the biggest and best the town has seen. Tony McDonough reports Oktoberfest is the world's largest beer and folk festival.…

Over 10,000 visitors flocked to Bootle this August for the Salt & Tar Music Weekender, generating an estimated £980,000 for the local economy. Tony McDonough reports This summer, Bootle welcomed more than 10,000 visitors for the…

The Southport Comedy Festival has announced this year’s programme will support the GABA Foundation - a clothing brand and charity founded by two sisters who survived the Southport stabbings last summer. Tony McDonough reports The…

Familiar face on the Liverpool business scene, Sue Wright, receives recognition at national awards for her remarkable journey, leadership, and commitment to inclusion. Tony McDonough reports Former barrister, to marketing…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Mazarine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Spica J, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Atlantic…

Liverpool city region insurance firm Paymentshield sees annual revenues rise to £82m but reports a fall in pre-tax profits for the second year in a row. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside insurance firm Paymentshield is reporting…

A Liverpool-based health-tech company has been recognised for its ground-breaking work in medical imaging and IA-powered cardiac diagnostics. Tony McDonough reports Med tech company MyCardium AI, which develops artificial…

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

Owner of Liverpool city region timber merchant pockets more than £1.75m in dividends over two years as the firm reports another profitable year and embarks on an expansion. Tony McDonough reports Owner of Mersey timber merchants…

Businesses across the Liverpool City Region are delaying investment and recruitment plans amid growing economic uncertainty, according to new data from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Tony McDonough reports The latest…