£380m-turnover Liverpool city region bakery giant Baker & Baker agrees deal with charity FareShare to donate tonnes of products to people across the UK. Tony McDonough reports Wirral food manufacturer Baker & Baker has agreed…

A Grade II-listed building at Chester Zoo that was once home to lions, bears and chimpanzees is reinvented as a wedding venue - see the first images. Tony McDonough reports Chester Zoo has released the first images of a new wedding…

Developer Integritas Property Group starts work on a new Merseyside residential development in a former office building close to the Port of Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Developer Integritas Property Group (IPG) has started work…

Main stage line-up for the Liverpool Eurovision Village is revealed and among the 100 acts are Jake Shears, The Lightning Seeds, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and former Ukrainian Eurovision winner Jamala - see the full list here. Tony McDonough…

  Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Niovi.GR, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Queen Mary 2, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Norbay, a…

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is opening a new city centre store close to Liverpool waterfront. Tony McDonough reports Sainsbury’s will open a new store in Liverpool this summer close to the waterfront. Peel L&P’s Liverpool…

Swiss sportswear brand On opens first-ever pop up outside London at Liverpool ONE Swiss sportswear brand On will occupy a 4,000 sq ft retail unit at Liverpool ONE for the next month - its first pop-up outside London. On’s ‘The…

Trains and buses in Liverpool city region will run later during the Eurovision weekend, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram says. Tony McDonough reports Extra late-night trains and buses will run in Liverpool city region during the…

Irish Sea ferry operator Stena Line now offering dedicated pet-friendly cabins on its twice-daily Birkenhead to Belfast ferry route. Tony McDonough reports Passengers on the Stena Line ferry route between Birkenhead and Belfast will…

Kinrise and Karrev appoint Avision Young as joint agent at Martins Bank Building alongside CBRE Avison Young will be joint agent on the Martins Bank office scheme in Liverpool alongside CBRE. Kinrise, which acquired the 210,000 sq…