Liverpool value retail giant B&M is reporting annual pre-tax profits up 14% to almost £500m as it accelerates its store opening programme. Tony McDonough reports Value retailer B&M is accelerating towards its target of 1,200…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Spica J, a container vessel coming from Ireland and sailing on to Spain. Agent is Samskip Multimodal. Melusine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN…

Planning committee blocks multi-million pound plans to convert a Liverpool office building into apartments. Tony McDonough reports A multi-million pound project to convert a Liverpool office building into an apartment complex blocked…

Industry cluster organisation Mersey Maritime is one of a number of Liverpool city region firms to receive the ‘Silver’ award for their commitment to the ‘armed forces community’. Tony McDonough reports Mersey Maritime is one of 47…

Total Developments reveals plans for a 390,000 sq ft industrial development on the site of the former Santander / Girobank headquarters in Bootle. Tony McDonough reports Three years after banking giant Santander abandoned a £75m plan…

As part of Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 a series of events in June will remember George Mallory and Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine who lost their lives trying to conquer Everest. Tony McDonough reports In 1924 the British Mount Everest…

Global automotive brands come to Liverpool for Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders top level summit amid £2.8bn regional investment into electric vehicle revolution. Tony McDonough reports Some of the biggest automotive…

Owner of nine pubs in Wirral and North Wales, Stange & Co, secures £190,000 finance deal with Bathgate Business Finance to transform the Ring O Bells in West Kirby. Tony McDonough reports Wirral pub group Stange & Co has…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Viking Saturn, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. BG Green, a container vessel coming from and returning to The Netherlands. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam.…

‘Tens of thousands of people flock to Liverpool waterfront for spectacular naming ceremony for new Cunard cruise vessel, the £470m Queen Anne - see story for more pictures. Tony McDonough reports For the second time in less than a…