Merseyside branded merchandise manufacturer Wild Thang has secured coveted B Corp status, cementing its reputation as a sustainable business - now it is urging its customers and supply chain to embrace sustainability. Tony McDonough reports…

Liverpool’s planning committee will this week consider proposals for a £96m industrial development that could provide jobs for up to 500 people. Tony McDonough reports Developer GB Europe will discover this week whether its £96m…

Renowned Liverpool maritime expert and journalist Peter Elson writes for LBN detailing his campaign for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to be given the Freedom of Liverpool to recognise its ‘priceless contribution’ to the city Fred. Olsen…

Joinery and kitchens giant Howdens starts work on £100m expansion of its Liverpool city region factory, safeguarding hundreds of jobs. Tony McDonough reports Howdens has started work on the £100m expansion of Runcorn cabinet making…

Low-cost airline easyJet to add ninth aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, supporting 400 extra jobs, as it pushes number of routes up to 39. Tony McDonough reports From summer 2026 low-cost airline easyJet will have its ninth…

Liverpool construction firm Legacie Contracts breaks through £100m revenue barrier for the first time as it delivers multiple large-scale projects. Tony McDonough reports Legacie Contracts has broken through the £100m revenue…

Cammell Laird hosts keel-laying ceremony for first of two new Scottish ferries it is building in a contract worth tens of millions of pounds. Tony McDonough reports Workers at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead have hosted the…

Liverpool coffee shop entrepreneurs Christopher and Hayley Commerford to open third outlet in the city in a 3,500 sq ft unit that will create 15 jobs. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s Parliament Square Coffee has unveiled plans to…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her latest Budget in which she claims to make ‘fair and necessary choices’ but what do Liverpool city region businesses make of her announcements. Tony McDonough reports On the eve of Rachel Reeves’…

Liverpool city region will introduce a ‘tourist tax’ after the Government granted new powers to Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram - he will implement this when the current Liverpool BID scheme ends. Tony McDonough reports A Liverpool city…