The council is to set up a task group to review the amount of student accommodation in Liverpool, it was announced this week. It comes after a host of developers have moved in on the city in recent years, creating large scale student flats…

A Merseyside Chartered Accountant has been named the new chairman of the North West’s only locally based cancer research charity. Nigel Lanceley, a director at the Liverpool office of Investec Wealth and Investment will take the reins at…

Liverpool-based healthy foods company, Fuel Station, has backed Jamie Oliver’s petition calling for improved food education in schools around the world. The company, who struck a deal with a Cardinal Heenan Catholic High in December to…

Preston-based football games developer, Soccer Manager, has received a £1m investment from Mercia Technologies. The cash will be used to promote their latest title, Soccer Manager 2015, which was launched last month. It will also support…

Sefton Park Palm House is gearing up for a grand fundraising dinner and art auction on Saturday, May 9. From 7pm, supporters and their guests will descend on the Victorian glasshouse’s ‘Gardener’s Alms’ event so named to raise vital funds…

Liverpool One has experienced a boost in sales following the addition of several high-profile new stores. The owner, Grosvenor said year-to-date sales at the shopping complex have risen by 15 per cent compared to the same period in 2014. In…

Another round of bookings have been confirmed for ACC Liverpool's new Exhibition Centre, six months ahead of its opening in September. The £40m Exhibition Centre Liverpool secured its first international business win in November and is now…

Landlords across the North West are being warned that retailers could struggle after rent Quarter Day last week, and could leave many with limited options possibly leading to administration. Rent Quarter Days have become a notorious crunch…

Liverpool has ranked top place in a national league table for new business start-ups using the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance (NEA). In the period from April 2011 to last December, 1,230 ventures were set up using the funding in a…

Tourism businesses across the Liverpool City Region could receive a significant boost thanks to a bespoke support programme. Business growth is a key priority for the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (Liverpool LEP), who…