Wirral Council is borrowing £2.25m to allow the next stage of a plan to build 1,600 new homes in Birkenhead to move forward. Tony McDonough reports Wirral Council is to borrow £2.25m for “site investigations” on a 32-acre plot in…

Wirral entrepreneurs Vikki Sweeney and Lindsey Devlin have been running local wedding shows since 2016 - now they are scaling up with a major event at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Vikki Sweeney and Lindsey…

Liverpool city region businesses are backing a call by the Lord Lieutenant for Merseyside to stop being “modest” and apply for the King's Award for Enterprise. Tony McDonough reports A new campaign launched by the Lord Lieutenant for…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Ambition, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Eems Runner, a cargo vessel carrying MDF from Spain. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine…

Fintech, the use of technology such as AI and blockchain to deliver financial services, is worth close to £219m in the Liverpool city region every year, new data shows. Tony McDonough reports Fintech is worth almost £219m to…

As a new retail tenant - Hollister Co - opens its doors at Liverpool ONE the complex is facing the closure of another store 12,000 sq ft that was open little more than a year. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool ONE is experiencing the…

Banks reluctant to lend and ‘complex’ legislation on building safety is creating a ‘perfect storm’ in the Liverpool city centre residential property market, a local expert claims. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city’s centre’s…

A free support service for aspiring and early stage Liverpool city region entrepreneurs has helped create more than 1,000 new businesses and 239 extra jobs in three years. Tony McDonough reports More than 1,000 new businesses and 239…

Liverpool housing repairs and maintenance business HMS is seeking applications for 30 new apprentice roles. Tony McDonough reports Housing repairs and maintenance business HMS is to take on 30 new apprentices in September and is…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Silver Shadow, a cruise vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Wec Van Ruysdael, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Good Logistics.…