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Liverpool City Council planners have given the go-ahead for phase two of the park, off Edge Lane, which will take the total retail and leisure space to more than 300,000 sq ft. Tony McDonough reports Another 145,000 sq ft of space is…

GG has filed its latest accounts at Companies House which reveal a pre-tax profit for the year to January 31, of more than £1.7m - up from just over £1m in 2017. Tony McDonough reports National contract glazing supplier and…

JWT Commercial is taking extra space and is investing £2m in new trucks as one of its major customers, retailer B&M, increases imports through Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Independent haulage firm JWT Commercial is taking an…

Red Kestrel, a new freight-only RoRo vessel, will operate between Southampton and Isle of Wight. The vessel will officially join the fleet on arrival in Southampton, and enter service in May Merseyside shipbuilder Cammell Laird has…

5G networks offer download speeds ten times faster than 4G, with greater reliability and will be rolled out this year in Liverpool and Manchester - but not Warrington. Tony McDonough reports This year 5G mobile connectivity will be…

Liverpool City Council and its new housing company, Foundation Homes, is dividing the framework into three lots with projects worth up to £10m. Tony McDonough reports Construction sector contractors across the Liverpool city region…

Between now and autumn improvement works will take place along Prescot Road (A57) and will run from Low Hill, near the Royal Liverpool Hospital, to Newton Road by Newsham Park. Tony McDonough reports Work will begin on Monday…

Move is the latest step towards the creation of a new smart and contactless ticketing system, which can be used across the Liverpool City Region transport network. Tony McDonough reports Merseytravel is extending its Walrus smartcard…

Andrew Gibson House,  a former home for the widows of seafarers close to the Mersey at Egremeont, will form the centrepiece of the scheme by developer Prospect Capital. Tony McDonough reports An Edwardian mansion in Wirral that was a…

Jointly owned by Liverpool City Council, Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool, Sciontec Liverpool will officially launch at MIPIM in March. Tony McDonough reports A new spin-off from Liverpool’s Knowledge…