Education consultant Kevin Lancaster secures £50,000 start-up loan to create new jobs at his Liverpool nursery Tillymints. Tony McDonough reports After 30 years working in the education sector Kevin Lancaster acquired a Liverpool…

ACC Liverpool Group, operator of Exhibition Centre Liverpool and the M&S Bank Arena, says its efforts to ‘give back’ to the community have generated more than £6m in social value in a year. Tony McDonough reports Exhibition…

Liverpool value retail chain B&M says revenues for the first quarter of its fiscal year are up 2.4% to £1.35bn with a number of new stores now open. Tony McDonough reports Value retail chain B&M has opened 19 new stores in…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Princess Margo, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Peel Ports Logistics. Atlantic Star, a container vessel coming from Canada and sailing on to…

Former professional Liverpool and MSIF executive Clare Brookfield joins North West law firm as its business development manager Clare Brookfield has joined North West commercial law firm Primas Law as its new business development…

Government agency Homes England agrees to invest £55m into Central Docks in Liverpool to kickstart development of a new park and 2,350 homes. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council has secured £55m investment from Government…

Seven housing projects across Liverpool city region, totalling 671 new homes, will share £8.9m from the £60m Brownfield Land Fund. Tony McDonough reports Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has released a further £8.9m from his Brownfield…

Stanlow oil refinery owner EET unveils plan to build 125MW hydrogen-fuelled power plant by 2027 that will help decarbonise its operations and supply the wider power grid. Tony McDonough reports EET Fuels says it will have its…

Liverpool laboratory testing specialist the BioGrad Group, which prospered through COVID testing during the pandemic, secures new six-figure investment. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool laboratory venture BioGrad Group is to expand…

Equity investment into smaller businesses across the North West fell sharply in 2023, new figures show. Tony McDonough reports Total equity investment into smaller businesses across the North West of England declined by 67% to £225m…