With research showing many LGBTQ+ people still reluctant to show affection in public, organisers of the first North West LGBTQ+ Business Awards want to recognise venues that go 'above and beyond'. Tony McDonough reports Pubs, cafes…

As shops reopen in Southport following lockdown the town's BID chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald says the businesses will need 'huge support' from local people. Andrew Brown reports Southport BID is calling for local people to invest…

In May, Liverpool BID Company will ballot 456 businesses in its existing commercial BID area and proposed extended area and a yes vote for renewal will trigger significant investment. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool BID Company is…

In an update ahead of the the publication of its full-year results, Jaguar Land Rover says the Merseyside-made Evoque and Discovery Sport were leading the company's recovery. Tony McDonough reports  Jaguar Land Rover says its…

Global consumer giant Unilever is joining forces with the universities of Liverpool and Oxford to look to slash carbon emissions in products such as shampoo and detergents. Tony McDonough reports Global consumer giant Unilever is…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Amelie Borchard, a container vessel coming from and returning to Israel. Agent is Borchard Lines. Nordsymphony, a tanker carrying crude oil from Algeria. Agent is GAC Services (UK).…

The Knowsley Social, a nine-week festival featuring big name music, is partnering with LCR Pride Foundation for a one-off LGBT+ summer celebration this June. Tony McDonough reports S Club, Amelia Lily and Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star…

Liverpool Labour MP Kim Johnson has joined charity the Paper Cup Project in calling for the abolition of the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act which they say 'criminalises' homelessness. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool rough sleepers…

Birkenhead shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird has delivered a construction project that could help revolutionise the building of nuclear power stations. Tony McDonough reports Cammell Laird has completed the design,…

Opened in 1969, St Johns Shopping Centre is home to more than 100 tenants and saw sales grow more than £10m in 2019 - now it has welcomed six new tenants as it reopens after lockdown. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s St Johns…