Councillors will this week consider a proposal for a £35m 283-bed hotel above the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool with planning officers recommending approval. Tony McDonough reports Planning officers are recommending approval…

Dyslexic former English teacher Tom Reynolds on track to raise £300,000 to support the growth of his English skills app. Tony McDonough reports Tom Reynolds overcame his dyslexia to become an English teacher and now he has turned…

Liverpool John Lennon Airport says it generated £44.4m in revenues in the year to March 31, 14% higher than last year, with passenger numbers also up 15%. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) has revealed its…

UK Maritime Minister tells Liverpool city region maritime leaders at a Mersey Maritime event that their success is ‘critical’ to the health of the UK economy and to the push for net zero. Tony McDonough reports UK Maritime Minister…

Liverpool city centre’s economy benefits to the tune of more than £30m as the ‘biggest-ever’ Labour Party conference and its 20,000 delegates rolled into town. Tony McDonough reports Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s “sausages” gaffe…

Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover investing £500m at its Halewood factory in Merseyside as part of its electric transformation. Tony McDonough reports Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing £500m into its factory at Halewood…

Turkish conglomerate Eren Holding will safeguard and create hundreds of jobs close to the Wirral peninsula with its £1bn Shotton Mill hydrogen-powered containerboad production plant. Tony McDonough reports A major foreign direct…

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is to open a new outlet at Wirral Waters, creating new jobs alongside a £130m residential development. Tony McDonough reports Plans have been submitted for approval to Wirral Council for a new…

Wirral bakery giant Baker & Baker, one of Merseyside’s biggest private sector employers, halves its losses as revenues rise 12% to £518m. Tony McDonough reports Bakery giant Baker & Baker is reporting another big surge in…

Wirral Council stands firm on its pledge to not build any new homes on green belt land putting it on a potential collision course with the Labour Government. Tony McDonough reports Green belt land will remain off-limits to…