Supermarket chain Lidl acquires former Taskers homeware outlet in south Liverpool and could create dozens of jobs in a new store two years after failing to redevelop the former Abbey Cinema. Tony McDonough reports Supermarket chain…

New data shows Liverpool city region’s six local authorities have awarded 670 contracts to private businesses in the last two years - with Liverpool awarding the most and Wirral the fewest. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City…

Liverpool couple Paul Triggs and Olivia Taylor, parents to four children, launch new footwear brand offering ‘luxury-style trainers at affordable prices’. Tony McDonough reports A couple from Liverpool have leveraged their love of…

Community group in Wirral gears up to fight the sale of an historic building, one of a number of disposals proposed by cash-strapped Wirral Council. Tony McDonough reports In December 2024 Wirral Council proposed the sale of a…

With construction work about to start on 127 new homes on land formerly occupied by Unilever’s R&D facilities in Wirral developer Anwyl Homes is set to release the first properties for sale. Tony McDonough reports Developer Anwyl…

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

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.…