June is here but Wirral firm Kimpton’s latest contract win is more than just a Midsummer Night’s Dream as it strikes a deal with Prescot’s Shakespeare North Playhouse. Tony McDonough reports Wirral facilities management firm Kimpton…

Cash-strapped Liverpool city region local council applies for permission to demolish its seven-storey headquarters and sell it for redevelopment. Tony McDonough reports Halton Council is pushing on with plans to demolish its current…

Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird joins Liverpool’s arena and convention centre in changing its iconic name - but the recent history of rebranding howlers, including Royal Mail and Gap, suggests they may come to regret it. Tony McDonough…

Saviour of Liverpool retailer TJ Hughes, Anil Juneja, pockets more than half a million pounds in dividends as his separate Liverpool-based wholesale venture sees profits more than double to £1.55m. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool…

Ballooning costs and political infighting led to the collapse of Merseytram 20 years ago - now, writing for LBN, local manufacturing entrepreneur Greg Johnson says we CAN revive the trams, a plan Mayor Steve Rotheram claims would cost £2bn…

SME funding specialist River Capital backs acquisition of soft play centre in Aintree with six-figure loan and the new owners plan to hire more staff and expand services. Tony McDonough reports A trio of investors have acquired…

£15m-turnover steelwork specialist Shawton Engineering secures contract to work on new market canopy as part of £30m Liverpool city region regeneration project. Tony McDonough reports Steelwork specialist Shawton Engineering has…

Music is worth £780m to the Liverpool city region economy each year and is on course to hit £1bn by 2035, a new report reveals. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region’s music sector is on course to be worth £1bn by 2035, a new…

Peel Group owners the Whittaker family agree deal to sell Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard, along with two other shipyards, to Cornwall-based Balaena. Tony McDonough reports Iconic Birkenhead shipyard Cammell Laird has a new…

Everton Football Club says it is 'angered' by demands it pays £35m in compensation to Burnley FC in relation to breaking profit and sustainability rules and insists it will appeal the ruling. Tony McDonough reports Everton FC has…