Train drivers on Merseyrail agree new deal clearing the way for introduction of £500m train fleet into service in Liverpool city region. Tony McDonough reports Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram says an agreement between train drivers and…

Liverpool city council appoints team of consultants to market and dispose of a plot of prime development land next to Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium. Tony McDonough reports A one-hectare plot of land next to Liverpool FC’s Anfield…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Amelie Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard Lines. Key Bora, a tanker carrying rapeseed oil to the Faroe Islands. Agent is Graypen.…

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram offers £1.4m to encourage more walking and cycling in Liverpool city region and reveals he has given up his own car for public transport. Tony McDonough reports Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham is investing an…

Liverpool firm MGISS will help prevent disruptions to gas and water supplies across the UK as part of a €1m collaboration with the European Space Agency. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool geospatial specialist MGISS is joining forces…

Liverpool housebuilder Hassett Homes is offering a first look at designs for a £4.7m development in an upmarket part of Merseyside. Tony McDonough reports Hassett Homes has revealed the first images of its upmarket £4.7m residential…

A Liverpool developer claims its new 15-apartment scheme will be the first truly ‘net zero carbon’ development in the UK with free electricity for tenants. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool developer Dragon Eco Homes has secured…

A Liverpool firm that offers activities such as orienteering to thousands of UK schoolchildren strikes deal that opens up international expansion. Tony McDonough reports Specialist Liverpool training provider Enrich Education has…

Business activity across the North West stabilises in December following three straight months of contraction, new data shows. Tony McDonough reports North West businesses ended 2002 on a “more stable footing” after three consecutive…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Ever Zenith, a bulk carrier carrying soya beans from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Wec Van Ruysdael, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is…