Contractor AE Yates arrives at Southport Pier to carry out pre-construction works ahead of its £20m restoration. Andrew Brown reports Workers are now on site at Southport Pier to begin the £20m project to restore and reopen the Grade…

Wirral pushes on with its third attempt to create new market in Birkenhead as it gets set to invite proposals from potential contractors. Tony McDonough reports Wirral Council will ask contractors to submit proposals to create a new…

Members of the public invited to give their views on £1.2bn skyscraper cluster close to Liverpool waterfront that includes a 70-storey tower and is being funded by Home Bargains tycoon Tom Morris. Tony McDonough reports A public…

Owner of Cavern Walks in Liverpool’s Mathew Street submits plans to create 85 serviced apartments - around 18 months after securing planning consent for a 283-bed Hilton Hotel at the site. Tony McDonough reports New plans have been…

Owners of a specialist family fuels firm on the edge of Wirral pocket £6m in dividends after pre-tax profits rise above £14m. Tony McDonough reports Specialist supplier of liquid fuels, ESL Fuels, is reporting a fall in annual…

A £30m project to transform a Liverpool city region town centre is seeing major progress on the restoration of a Grade II-listed Victorian town hall using traditional craftsmanship and new technology. Tony McDonough reports A project…

Inaugural meeting of the new Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority takes place in Warrington Youth Zone as chair tells LBN: ‘whatever we do is for the future of our young people’. Tony McDonough reports A new era of devolution…

Liverpool city region advanced manufacturer Isotech – whose customers have included space agency NASA - expands through the acquisition of a long-term supplier. Tony McDonough reports In its most recent accounts Southport-based…

A budget hotel in Liverpool’s world famous Mathew Street, located in the former building of iconic retailer Wade Smith, is on the market with a price tag of £4.5m after suffering annual losses of more than £620,000. Tony McDonough reports…

Merseyside supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms collapses into administration following the loss of its biggest client as efforts to find a buyer and raise fresh equity end in failure. Tony McDonough reports Supercar brake…