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Music scholarship honouring Michael Molloy awarded to local musicians

Ybnews Feb 17, 2017

The scholarship has been created to celebrate Michael’s life, giving opportunities to young musicians wanting to get a head start in the music industry. Andrew Wright reports. A new annual music scholarship, honouring local musician and…

Bank of Liverpool could provide huge boost to city region firms

Ybnews Feb 17, 2017

Business leaders at city centre event hear Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson outline plans for the bank which he says could potentially unlock millions of pounds of investment. Tony McDonough reports. Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson says a…

Law firm MSB appoints five new partners following major recruitment drive

Ybnews Feb 16, 2017

Leading Liverpool law firm MSB Solicitors has appointed five new partners after staff numbers rose by more than 30% in 2016. Brad Armstrong joined MSB just last year to manage the expansion of the firm’s plot sales department. The…

Liverpool Vision takes £1.2m hit as city looks to make £90m of savings

Ybnews Feb 16, 2017

City council says this will take the the amount of central Government spending cuts since 2010 to £420m - equivalent to a 68% reduction in funding. Tony McDonough reports. Liverpool’s inward investment agency Liverpool Vision is to have its…

Liverpool office building 20 Chapel Street gets a £3m facelift

Ybnews Feb 16, 2017

155,000 sq ft property in Chapel Street in the heart of the city’s business district, was acquired last year by Canmoor on behalf of British Airways Pension Trustees for just under £20m. Tony McDonough reports. One of Liverpool’s most…

Single mum Kate forges a new career as a successful entrepreneur

Ybnews Feb 15, 2017

Back in 2012 Kate Davies, who lives with her three children in Whiston, found herself at a crossroads in her life. She had previously worked as a barmaid and a waitress but knew she was capable of more. Single mum Kate Davies has gone from…

Manufacturing workers see their pay rise but face a squeeze from consumer price inflation

Ybnews Feb 15, 2017

The monthly average pay settlement for January alone was a shade higher at 2%, slightly up from the average pay deal of 1.8% the same month a year ago. Tony McDonough reports. People working gin the UK manufacturing sector are seeing their…

Former business minister Sir Vince Cable meets Liverpool college students

Ybnews Feb 15, 2017

Sir Vince headed a round table discussion with around 20 students from the City of Liverpool College with the National Union of Students vice president for further education Shakira Martin. Former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation…

Stagecoach introduces free wi-fi to all its Wirral bus services

Ybnews Feb 15, 2017

Initiative follows popular service upgrades that took place in Liverpool last year, where Stagecoach introduced a fleet of 32 buses with wi-fi across a number of popular routes. Tony McDonough reports. Merseyside’s second-biggest bus…

Bruntwood invests in property offering in Bootle as port expansion fuels demand

Ybnews Feb 15, 2017

Phase three of the Trading Rooms scheme, which features suites ranging between 200 and 2,500 sq ft, as well as breakout space and kitchens, has been finalised at Burlington House in Waterloo. Property firm Bruntwood has completed the latest…