Everton’s new stadium and work on a ‘New Town’ with 10,000 homes are breathing new life into the Liverpool to Bootle ‘corridor’ - and the area is also re-emerging as an economic and industrial powerhouse. Tony McDonough reports …

Liverpool city region strikes deal with Construction Industry Training Board to plug construction skills gap by training 9,000 new workers. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will oversee the training of…

Liverpool city region-based Adlib provides sound, lighting and audiovisual expertise for live events in the UK and overseas and is reporting a 57% surge in pre-tax profits to £2.2m. Tony McDonough reports A Merseyside venture that…

Just three years after quitting her teaching job to set up her Mersey massage therapy venture, Sara MacLaren is now working internationally and counts a top British sportsman as one of her clients. Tony McDonough reports Just three…

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover employs advanced drone in new trial that aims to reduce machinery and site inspection times by up to 95% in its factories. Tony McDonough reports Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is using the latest drone…

Liverpool city region venture employs the principle of aircraft wings to power commercial vessels with wind in a ‘back to the future’ innovation that aims to slash shipping emissions. Tony McDonough reports There was a time when the…

Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse theatres see highest annual attendances in over 10 years as revenues soar 25% to more than £6.6m in ‘a year of exceptional achievement’. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse…

Supermarket chain Lidl submits plans for another multi-million pound Liverpool city region outlet that will create 40 new jobs. Tony McDonough reports Supermarket chain Lidl is to build its first ever store in Kirkby town centre.…

Wirral digital kiosk and sign manufacturer Evoke Creative sees pre-tax profits treble to almost £4.6m in its latest accounts . Tony McDonough reports Digital kiosk and sign manufacturer Evoke Creative is hailing a “very successful”…

Launched almost a year ago in a partnership between the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Novel will step up its efforts in 2026 to radically change the business support landscape. Tony McDonough…