Latest Red Flag survey from insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor reveals 48% year-on-year rise in Merseyside firms in ‘significant financial distress’ with gyms, retailers and restaurants hardest hit. Tony McDonough reports There…

A 37,000 sq ft pharmaceutical R&D facility in Wirral will house up to 200 skilled workers when it opens in 2025 and the project has reached a key milestone. Tony McDonough reports Building firm Eric Wright Construction is on…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Viking Sky, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Birkenhead to Belfast: Stena Edda will depart the Twelve Quays terminal at 10.30am. Stena Embla will depart at…

A date is set for the start of work on the £20m transformation and partial demolition of The Strand shopping centre in Bootle - but not until after Sir Tom Jones has stopped singing. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council says work on…

Liverpool firm Optimum Group, which operates 27 Costa Coffee shops, says full-year revenues have passed the £10m mark as it reveals further expansion. Tony McDonough reports  Costa Coffee franchisee Optimum Group is reporting…

Liverpool city region supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms doubles production in recent weeks but challenges remain after admitting ‘material uncertainty’ about its future last month. Tony McDonough reports Automotive…

New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to transform the planning system and one Merseyside window and door maker believes it could usher in a ‘golden age of housebuilding’. Tony McDonough reports Britain could be on the…

Liverpool city region biotech firm Entropix secures new investment from the LYVA Labs Health and Life Sciences Fund. Tony McDonough reports Biotech firm Entropix has secured new funding to scale up its business and commercialise its…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Tina Theresa, a tanker carrying molasses from Portugal. Agent is Graypen. Amisia, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Russia. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Global Winner, a bulk…

A Liverpool city region riding school steps up its fight for survival as its landlord insists it vacates the land and buildings it occupies by the end of the year. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool city region riding school is…