When golf’s Open Championship was held at Royal Birkdale in July it was estimated it would boost Liverpool city region by £200m and first evidence of the benefits emerge in Liverpool hotel occupancy data. Tony McDonough reports …

Built at Cammell Laird at a cost of £26m, the new Mersey Ferry Royal Daffodil will shortly be coming into service - and here are the people making sure she is ship-shape and ready to go. Tony McDonough reports Royal Daffodil will be…

Work on the £200m transformation of Huyton town centre will move onto the next stage in September with demolitions paving the way for a new council headquarters, homes, a hotel and community facilities. Tony McDonough reports …

City of Liverpool College breaks ground on new £1m clean energy technical excellence centre that will benefit hundreds of city region students. Tony McDonough reports A new £1m clean energy technical excellence centre close to…

Low-cost airline easyJet, which operates more than 40 routes out of Liverpool John Lennon Airport agrees £5.7bn takeover deal with US investment outfit Apollo. Tony McDonough reports US investment firm Apollo has agreed a £5.7bn…

Global engine products manufacturer Cataclean expands its footprint in Liverpool with the acquisition of a new site totalling almost 12,000 sq ft. Tony McDonough reports Global engine products manufacturer Cataclean has expanded its…

Schools may have broken up for the summer but Liverpool building firm Frank Rogers is going into the classroom to carry out vital work before the new term with £13.6m of contracts secured. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool building…

Owner of the giant Stanlow oil refinery close to the River Mersey secures new finance facilities totalling almost £300m to support its growth and decarbonisation strategy. Tony McDonough reports Stanlow oil refinery owner Essar…

Backed by Home Bargains billionaire Tom Morris, developer Davos has pushed on with multiple Liverpool projects - including the £1.2bn Kings skyscraper cluster - and now another scheme is being lined up. Tony McDonough reports There…

Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s route expansion is set to continue with the arrival of easyJet’s ninth aircraft - and the airport is also named this week as one of the most  accessible in the UK for disabled people. Tony McDonough reports…