A £12.7m digital innovation hub has opened at the University of Liverpool and will support collaboration between academics and industry. Tony McDonough reports A new £12.7m Digital Innovation Facility (DIF) has opened in Liverpool…

A pop-up brasserie and bar will occupy the banking hall of Martins Bank Building in Liverpool during the Jubilee weekend with top chef Paul Askew offering a ‘magical’ food and drink experience. Tony McDonough reports It was last home…

Oil firms such as Essar Oil UK on the banks of the Mersey will contribute £7.8bn in taxes this year and a proposed windfall tax on the sector could harm investment, it has been claimed. Tony McDonough reports A windfall tax on the…

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 (Irish Sea). Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and…

A Salford beer house business that was founded by seven brothers is to open its first Liverpool venue at the end of this week - and they are looking for local staff and suppliers. Tony McDonough reports Salford beerhouse operator,…

Not-for-profit dementia specialist Belong has started enabling works on a £20m ‘care village’ at Wirral Waters in Birkenhead that will include 34 apartments. Tony McDonough reports Work has started on a £20m ‘care village’ at Wirral…

Commercial property agency Mason Owen has sold its Liverpool insurance brokerage arm to the division’s management team. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool commercial property agency Mason Owen has sold its insurance brokerage division,…

Law firm MSB Solicitors is offering a new free name-change service to trans, non-binary and intersex people at its offices in Liverpool, Widnes and Manchester Liverpool law firm MSB Solicitors is teaming up with Cheshire and…

Passengers on the Merseyrail network will finally start using the first of the new £500m train fleet this autumn. Tony McDonough reports More details about when the new £500m Merseyrail train fleet will start carrying passengers have…

Uncertainty in the global cruise market following the COVID-19 pandemic means a decision on Liverpool’s new cruise line terminal could still be two years away. Tony McDonough reports A decision on whether or not Liverpool goes ahead…