Two Liverpool developers and a Liverpool architect are on the verge of securing consent for a new development comprising 130 homes. Tony McDonough reports A joint venture between two Liverpool developers is likely to secure planning…

Merseyside Costa franchise business Optimum Group is to create eight jobs at its first I am Döner kebab outlet opening in December. Tony McDonough reports Optimum Group will create eight new jobs in Bootle when it opens the first of…

Merseyside property group Forshaw pledges to be ‘net zero’ by March 2023 as it secures £375,000 for expansion of its HQ and installation of solar panels. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside property restoration specialist The Forshaw…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Katherine Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard Lines. African Eagle, a bulk carrier carrying soda ash from Turkey. Agent is Clarkson…

Entries now open for the Liverpool Hospitality People Awards which are set to return in spring 2023 after a two-year break Organisers of the Liverpool Hospitality People Awards are inviting entries for the event which returns in…

£360m carbon capture plant to be built close to the River Mersey as part of £47bn North West hydrogen production project. Tony McDonough reports Essar Oil UK (EOUK) has unveiled plans to build a £360m carbon capture facility at its…

Liverpool architects Falconer Chester Hall expands Manchester presence with a new office in the city. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool architecture practice Falconer Chester Hall (FCH) is expanding its presence in Manchester by…

A trial to allow standing by Liverpool FC fans at matches at Anfield is to be extended to a larger area of the Kop. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool FC says it will expand its provision of rail seating at Anfield, first introduced in…

Following a pandemic shutdown ACC Liverpool on Liverpool waterfront secures 19 global conferences. Tony McDonough reports ACC Liverpool has bounced back from the dark days of the pandemic and says its has secured 19 global…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries. Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning…