Passenger numbers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport are up 18% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 and is on track to exceed 5m for the year. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA)…

Liverpool city region’s Life Sciences Investment Zone officially launches unlocking first instalment of £160m of Government investment. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region’s new Life Sciences Investment Zone offers the…

Liverpool leisure operator Big Fang Collective is expanding further across the UK with three new venues, including its first in London. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool leisure operator Big Fang Collective is expanding its portfolio…

A business using AI to develop faster diagnosis of blood cancers is one of four start-ups to secure a place on an incubator based at the home of Liverpool city region’s supercomputer. Tony McDonough reports Four start-up ventures…

Labour pledges to back Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s Liverpool city region bus franchising plan, expected to cost more than £300m, if it wins the General Election. Tony McDonough reports Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram is likely to get…

Low cost airline Ryanair is announcing three new routes out of Liverpool John Lennon Airport as part of its summer 2024 schedule, creating 30 new jobs, in an £80m investment. Tony McDonough reports Ryanair is adding three new routes…

Construction materials importer Aggregate Industries to invest millions of pounds into new ‘super shed’ at the Port of Liverpool with a capacity of 40,000 tonnes. Tony McDonough reports A new ‘super-shed’ at the Port of Liverpool…

Metro Mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham urge Labour leader Keir Starmer to fully commit to devolution once in Government and ‘do levelling up properly’. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool city region and Greater Manchester metro…

Home Bargains owner Tom Morris revealed as buyer of King Edward Triangle in Liverpool and LBN understands he and developer Hugh Frost have plans to build the city’s tallest-ever skyscraper. Tony McDonough reports Developers are…

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover says annual sales are up more than 20% amid a ramp-up in production and ‘sustained global demand’. Tony McDonough reports Sustained global demand has driven Jaguar Land Rover sales 20% higher in the year…