Train operator Merseyrail says it will offer extra services, and flip-flops, for the thousands of people attending the Aintree Grand National festival in early April. Tony McDonough reports Thousands of racegoers attending the Grand…

P&O Ferries has resumed its Liverpool to Dublin freight service despite widespread anger over the sacking of 800 UK workers. Tony McDonough reports P&O Ferries resumed its Liverpool to Dublin freight service on Saturday amid…

A Liverpool firm that specialises in domestic repairs and maintenance for housing providers has secured contracts worth more than £32m. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool property services business Liberty has secured three new…

Southport Air Show is to welcome back the world famous Red Arrows display team for the first time in four years. Tony McDonough reports Visitors to the 2022 Southport Airshow will see the Red Arrows return to the event for the first…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Oraluna, a tanker carrying rapeseed oil to Belgium. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O…

Liverpool-based entrepreneur Shirley-Ann O’Neil says her venture set up to support visual artists is on track to turn over £250,000 this year. Tony McDonough reports Shirley-Ann, whose background is in organising arts fairs, decided…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Jade Blossom, a tanker carrying animal and vegetable oils from Papua New Guinea. Agent is Yorkshire Shipping. IVS Wentworth, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US.…

American writer and music historian Dr Kenneth Womack speaks to LBN about his forthcoming biography of Mal Evans, the ‘gentle giant’ who was The Beatles' ‘greatest friend’. Tony McDonough reports For decades the name Mal Evans has…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Kirkeholmen, a tanker carrying fuel oil from the Netherlands. Agent is Casper Shipping. Serene Sky, a bulk carrier carrying scrap metal to Bangladesh. Agent is EMR Shipping. …

‘People are at the heart of the maritime industry and the way P&O is treating its staff and customers is a betrayal of that principle,’ says Mersey Maritime chief executive Chris Shirling-Rooke. Tony McDonough reports One of the…