A Liverpool office building that has been empty for 20 years is to be brought back to life as a residential development with a roof extension, new plans reveal. Tony McDonough reports A developer has submitted plans to convert an…

Fuels giant Essar acquires 66-acre site adjacent to the Stanlow Oil Refinery close to the Mersey as it gets set to invest £3bn into ‘low carbon’ hydrogen production. Tony McDonough reports Fuels giant Essar has taken a major step…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Stamford Eagle, a bulk carrier carrying steel coils from Taiwan. Agent is Normac Shipping. Vera Rambow, a container vessel coming from France and sailing on to Belgium. Agent is…

Developer Capital&Centric begins search for main contractor to build £70m movie and TV studio complex at the former Littlewoods headquarters in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Capital&Centric says it will begin speaking to…

Liverpool developer Legacie completes £90m residential development in city’s Baltic District that will generate £1m in council tax and business rates a year. Tony McDonough reports Legacie has completed its £90m Parliament Square…

New data from CBRE reveals constrained supply in the North West logistics market will see rents continue to rise with take-up in the second quarter of 2024 up 54%. Tony McDonough reports North West logistics take-up totalled 1.2m sq…

A business that designs, builds and installs automation systems for clients in multiple sectors expands into Liverpool city region. Tony McDonough reports Automation specialist Group Technology, which trades as iconsys, has opened…

Liverpool city region entrepreneur Jody Riley launches what she says is the UK’s first approved register for beauty and aesthetic practitioners. Tony McDonough reports A new register that aims to raise standards and ensure safety…

Come and play… there will be 12 large-scale installations at the River of Light festival in Liverpool this autumn with the waterfront being turned into a ‘playground’. Tony McDonough This autumn’s River of Light festival is set to…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Containerships VIII, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is CMA CGM.  Nautica, a cruise vessel sailing to Ireland. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Ionian…