Bridging Finance Solutions in Wirral has hired a former relationship director at HSBC to be its new head of business development Specialist Merseyside property lender Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has appointed Lee Gilmore as its…

Later this week the Liverpool City Combined Authority will be asked to approve £12.5m for the purchase of a fleet of hydrogen-powered double decker buses. Tony McDonough reports A new fleet of hydrogen-powered double decker buses…

Doug Wood and Kevin Mooney feared for the future of their Liverpool van hire company when COVID-19 hit but their entrepreneurial flair for reinvention helped turn things around. Tony McDonough reports A year ago, Doug Wood and Kevin…

Chancellor Rishi Sunak awarded £37.5m to Southport in the Spring Budget and now it is revealed how the cash will transform the town. Andrew Brown reports Town Deal funding will help to diversify Southport’s economy and transform the…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Christian Essberger, a tanker carrying lubricating oil from the Netherlands. Agent is Casper Shipping. Cristina, a cargo vessel carrying MDF from Spain. Agent is NW Trading…

Liverpool businessman Dougal Paver considers the pros and cons of introducing a congestion charge to Liverpool city centre and what the economic impact could be Hands up who fancies developing asthma? Thought not. And who would like…

With government COVID-19 rules set to be relaxed in April cafés, Liverpool restaurants, pubs and bars will be allowed to serve people outside - but they must apply for a pavement licence Liverpool’s cafés, restaurants, pubs and bars…

More than 1,500 scientists and technologists work at the Liverpool city region science and innovation campus Sci-Tech Daresbury and they are to be offered free rapid COVID-19 tests. Tony McDonough reports Property firm Langtree is to…

Organisers of Pride in Liverpool, one of the biggest events in the city's visitor economy calendar, say they cannot deliver a 'viable and safe' event amid COVID-19 restrictions. Tony McDonough reports Pride in Liverpool is being…

After being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament is set to return this summer and is seeking corporate support. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool International Tennis Tournament is looking…