£5m will be invested into Liverpool city centre if traders vote to renew the Retail & Leisure BID for a fifth term this spring. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool BID Company is seeking a fifth term for its Retail & Leisure BID…

Low-cost airline easyJet on course to return to profit in 2023 after suffering losses of more than £2bn during the pandemic. Tony McDonough reports Low-cost airline easyJet is on course to make its first full-year profit in three…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   CMA CGM Goya, a container vessel coming from and returning to Portugal. Agent is Containerships CMA CGM. Willy, a tanker carrying fatty acid methyl ester. Agent is Graypen.…

More than 9,000 Merseyside firms in ‘significant financial distress’ in final quarter of 2022, reveals Begbies Traynor - up year-on-year but slightly down on the previous quarter. Tony McDonough reports More than 9,000 Merseyside…

A family lawyer who left MSB Solicitors in Liverpool to work for a national law firm has returned to the practice to join its leadership team Family lawyer John Owens has returned to MSB Solicitors to join its leadership team. John…

A £20m Liverpool city region low-interest business loan fund invites new applications with only £4.6m having been invested so far. Tony McDonough reports A £20m business fund set up in 2020 by Liverpool city region Metro Mayor Steve…

IT services firm Techedia opens its new £1m office in Southport town centre with new jobs in the pipeline. Andrew Brown reports In a boost for Southport’s growing digital sector, IT services firm Techedia has opened its new office in…

In 2018 Wirral entrepreneur Gary McDermott sold the drainage services company he founded in 2003 - now he has bought it back for £3m. Tony McDonough reports Entrepreneur Gary McDermott has raised £3m to buy back the firm he sold to a…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Phoenix J, a container vessel coming from and returning to The Netherlands. Agent is BG Freight Line - Rotterdam. Wilson Heron, a cargo vessel carrying steel from Portugal. Agent is…

More than 200 years old, The Royal Institution is one of the oldest existing buildings in Liverpool and it is being relaunched as a new cocktail bar. Tony McDonough reports First opened in 2014, The Royal Institution building in…