War in Ukraine and ‘suppressed’ global demand for steel products blamed as annual sales plummet by £72.3m at Liverpool scrap firm S Norton Group. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool family-owned scrap firm S Norton Group is reporting…

In October LBN revealed Merseyrail shareholders were to share a whopping £42m in dividends but with the franchise coming to an end is the gravy train about to terminate? Tony McDonough reports Fed-up commuters on Merseyrail, dogged…

Engineer and shipping fuel expert Dr Thomas Beard tells maritime leaders in Liverpool that decarbonising global shipping is proving both costly and complex. Tony McDonough reports Pound for pound the global shipping industry is…

Tributes paid to inspirational Southport couple Bernard and Joan O’Malley, who started one of the town’s most successful businesses, after they died within days of each other. Andrew Brown reports Tributes have been paid to Southport…

Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rovers reports a 6% fall in quarterly revenues to £6.5bn, with profits also down, but describes its performance as ‘resilient’. Tony McDonough reports Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) saw revenues and…

Royal Liverpool hosted the Open Golf Championship in 2023, generating £187m, and with the Open set to return in 2026 Liverpool BID Company will host a major business-to-business event in 2025. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool BID…

Bookings open on Friday for the new floating sauna in Liverpool docklands with the launch date now revealed. Tony McDonough reports A new 30-person floating sauna close to Liverpool waterfront will open on Saturday, November 23.…

Workers at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead start work on the first new Mersey Ferry to be built in 60 years. Tony McDonough reports Work on the first new Mersey Ferry to be built in 60 years has started at Cammell Laird…

Work starts on a temporary bus hub in the centre of St Helens ahead of construction of a new bus station as part of a £90m regeneration project. Tony McDonough reports A new stage of St Helens town centre’s £90m transformation is…

Chairman of troubled Liverpool city region supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms resigns after just two months in the role as its share price plummets 28%. Tony McDonough reports Carbon fibre brake disc maker Surface…