Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Sara Borchard, a container vessel coming from Italy and sailing on to Cyprus. Agent is Borchard Lines. Cederborg, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Portugal. Agent is NW Trading…

Buoyed by the new Labour Government’s commitment to ‘get building’ Liverpool city council pushes on with its plan to enable the building of 2,000 new homes a year. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council is seeking public…

Liverpool digital marketing agency Velstar unveils an experienced senior executive as its new CEO just weeks after completing a takeover that pushes annual revenues to £10m. Tony McDonough reports Digital marketing agency Velstar has…

Union leaders ‘pause’ a strike by Liverpool Stagecoach bus drivers planned for this weekend as it considers a ‘new and improved pay offer’. Tony McDonough reports A four-day walkout planned by Stagecoach bus drivers in Liverpool has…

Nominations are now open for the annual Merseyside Independent Business Awards 2024 which take place this autumn. Tony McDonough reports Organisers of the Merseyside Independent Business Awards (MIBs) are inviting entries ahead of…

A £130m residential development in Birkenhead docklands will welcome its first tenants by the end of the summer as site owner Peel secures a major supermarket for the site. Tony McDonough reports Residents of a new £130m 500-unit…

Despite losing Lufthansa in February Liverpool John Lennon Airport sees a 22% rise in passenger numbers for the first half of 2024 and is on track to smash 5m for the year. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA)…

Brackenwood golf course closed in March 2022 due to Wirral Council budget cuts and a bid by the local community to reopen it has floundered - so what happens next? Tony McDonough reports Wirral Council has put forward new proposals…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Viking Neptune, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Victorine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro. Birkenhead to Belfast:…

Liverpool councillors approve residential scheme close to the city centre that will see the construction of 93 ‘affordable’ homes for rent. Tony McDonough reports Affordable housing provider Torus has secured planning consent for a…