A popular restaurant and tea shop in the Liverpool commercial district that closed in the early days of the COVID pandemic is to reopen in November. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool restaurant and tea shop venture LEAF is to reopen…

Everton FC majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri remembers chairman Bill Kenwright calling him a ‘force of nature’ and a ‘special soul’ amid numerous other tributes from the worlds of football and showbiz. Tony McDonough reports …

Joint owners of Liverpool city region legal and insurance services firm Carpenters Group share dividends of more than half a million pounds amid a recovery in its profits. Tony McDonough reports Profits at Merseyside legal and…

Discount retail giant Home Bargains is seeking to create accommodation for 250 students in Liverpool city centre. Tony McDonough reports Discount retailer Home Bargains has joined forces with developer Caro to bring forward a new…

Health tech venture System C opens new 6,000 sq ft office at Princes Dock in Liverpool Waters where it will emply a staff of 60. Tony McDonough reports A health tech company that provides IT services to NHS trusts and local…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: SSI Victory, a bulk carrier carrying peanut and sunflower pllts from Argentina. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Atlantic Sail, a container vessel coming from Canada and sailing on…

Everton FC chairman, West End theatre producer and one-time Coronation Street actor Bill Kenwright dies aged 78. Tony McDonough reports Everton FC chairman and West End producer Bill Kenwright has died aged 78, the club announced on…

Father and son Donato Cillo and Antonio Cillo open new Italian eatery in south Liverpool, creating 25 jobs, after establishing several outlets in the city centre. Tony McDonough reports New Italian eatery Botanico has opened its…

City councillors give go-ahead for plans to convert the former George Henry Lee department store in Liverpool into a £25m hotel. Tony McDonough reports City planners have given the green light to plans to convert the former George…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Spar Aries, a bulk carrier carrying steel coils from Vietnam. Agent is Normac Shipping. Tigris, a tanker carrying light fuel oil from The Netherlands. Agent is Casper Shipping. …