After more than 60 years of service as a Mersey Ferry, the likely date of the final voyage of Royal Iris is revealed ahead of the introduction of the new £26m Royal Daffodil ferry this summer. Tony McDonough reports After more than…

Spades are in the ground for a new Sainsbury’s store being built next to a 500-home waterside development in Wirral. Tony McDonough reports Work has started on the construction of a new Sainsbury’s Local store at Wirral Waters. Being…

Coleen Rooney to expand her range of nutrition products with Liverpool city region-based Applied Nutrition and will invest further in the company. Tony McDonough reports Coleen Rooney is to strengthen her relationship with Merseyside…

An increasing number of start-up and early-stage businesses in Liverpool city region are seeking funding from angel investors. Writing for LBN, Katie Nicholson from Gateway Angels explains what it really means to be investment-ready, and…

Liverpool coffee shop brand Bold Street Coffee continues its expansion drive with the opening of its eighth outlet, located at a specialist climbing facility in south Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Bold Street Coffee has opened…

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. Key Marin, a…

Work on a £1bn skyscraper cluster close to Liverpool waterfront and backed by billionaire Tom Morris, may begin soon with councillors set to decide within days whether to give the go-ahead. Tony McDonough reports Councillors on…

Strong investment returns have enabled Merseyside Special Investment Fund to increase support for regional businesses through River Capital, Gateway Angels and the LCR Finance Hub. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside Special Investment…

Rod Holmes, who has died aged 78, was a Yorkshireman who came to love Liverpool and oversaw the £1bn Liverpool ONE project that transformed the city centre. Tony McDonough reports Rod Holmes, the man who helped Liverpool “get its…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Vespertine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Ruhrtal, a cargo vessel carrying MDF from Spain. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Encounter, a…