Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Keewhit, a tanker carrying marine fuel. Agent is Henty Oil. Wec Vermeer, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Good Logistics. Elbsun, a container vessel…

Long read: Caroline Grant, CEO of Knowsley charity The First Step talks to LBN about working in a borough with one of the worst records for domestic abuse and homicide. Tony McDonough reports Domestic abuse is endemic in all sections…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Bulk Independence, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Egypt. Agent is Normac Shipping. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated…

A business owned by Sefton Council that runs three hospitality outlets in the borough is looking to open further sites. Tony McDonough reports A council-owned hospitality operator that operates The Lake House at Waterloo, a unit at…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Einstein, a container vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Georg Essberger, a Tanker carrying aqueous urea solution from France. Agent is Graypen. CEG…

Headline rents for office space in Liverpool have finally passed £25 per sq ft but they will need to go higher before the Holy Grail of new grade A space is a reality, one expert tells LBN. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool has seen…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Oraluna, a tanker carrying palm oil from The Netherlands. Agent is Graypen. Adamar, a cargo vessel carrying soda ash in bulk from Turkey. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Cresty, a…

Peel Ports will build a £10m ‘green automotive hub’ on the banks of the River Mersey in partnership with automotive giant Stellantis and logistics outfit Suardíaz. Tony McDonough reports A £10m ‘green automotive hub’ is to be built…

European-wide gaming group Stanleybet, which handles bets totalling more than £500m a year, relocates Liverpool headquarters to heart of city’s central business district. Tony McDonough reports Stanleybet Group is relocating its…

Sefton Council appoints leading UK construction firm to deliver £73m Marine Lake Events Centre in Southport. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council has appointed national construction firm Kier Group to build the £73m Marine Lake…