One of the seven River Island stores in Liverpool city region will close as the troubled fashion retailer secures High Court approval for its restructuring plan amid plummeting sales. Tony McDonough reports Troubled fashion retailer…

North Liverpool affordable homes provider Cobalt Housing completes strategic acquisition of repairs depot to better survive its 6,000 properties. Tony McDonough reports Cobalt Housing has completed the acquisition of Villiers Court,…

Veteran lawyer Andrew Holroyd started working for Merseyside law firm Jackson Lees when Margaret Thatcher had just become Conservative leader and a pint of beer was just 27p - but 50 years on he has no plans to retire. Tony McDonough…

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is reporting a fall in both sales and pre-tax profits in the three months to June 30 amid turmoil over US import tariffs. Tony McDonough reports Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) woes are continuing as the wrangle…

London-based investor ICG Real Estate acquires 65-acre property in south Liverpool in deal worth £63.5m, one of the biggest in the North West in 2025. Tony McDonough reports ICG Real Estate has bought Triumph Business Park in south…

Backed by £52m of funding, remediation work on the site of a former Wirral gasworks to make way for an ‘urban village’ of up to 1,600 new homes will begin this year. Tony McDonough reports Proposals to build an “urban village” in…

Bank specialising in ‘ethical’ investments backs £1.2m project in Liverpool to build purpose-built accommodation for vulnerable people on what was derelict land. Tony McDonough reports Developer N and F Properties has completed a…

Next stage of works is now under way on the transformation of a Grade II-listed Liverpool city region town hall, originally built in Victorian times, as part of a £30m project. Tony McDonough reports Work on the internal…

Liverpool IT expert James Hamilton warns small businesses need to be ready for the big ‘switch-off’ of traditional phone lines, happening in less than two years. Tony McDonough reports January 2027 will see one of the biggest changes…

US drinks giant Budweiser will be a ‘founding partner’ and ‘official beer partner’ of Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. Tony McDonough reports Everton FC has signed an agreement with Budweiser that will see the iconic beer and…