One of Southport’s biggest employers, insurance firm Paymentshield, sees pre-tax profits rise 26% to £23.3m despite a fall in revenues and customer numbers. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside insurance firm Paymentshield has seen an…

New figures reveal Sefton’s visitor economy is now worth £717m a year with visitor numbers rising by 3.1% in 2025. Tony McDonough reports Almost 7.8m people visited Sefton in 2025, new figures show, with the borough’s visitor economy…

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram signs deal with £200m-turnover media group to manage advertising on its new publicly-owned buses. Tony McDonough reports Mayor Steve Rotheram is looking to maximise revenues from advertising…

Liverpool entrepreneur to open city’s first franchise for US fast food giant Chick-fil-A in an investment that will create up to 110 jobs - but no one will work on Sundays. Tony McDonough reports US fast food giant Chick-fil-A…

Merseyrail submits plans to increase capacity for Everton FC fans waiting for trains at Sandhills amid concerns the station is struggling to cope with matchday demand. Tony McDonough reports Merseyrail has submitted plans to…

Liverpool City Council seeks expressions of interest from traders wishing to operate within a proposed street trading area surrounding Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council is looking at…

Southport Flower Show will welcome around 50,000 visitors over the next few days to what is the UK’s largest independent flower show, boosting the local economy by an estimated £5m. Tony McDonough reports Gates open at 10am on…

Liverpool hotel and property entrepreneur Lawrence Kenwright is banned from being a company director for five years after investors lost £4.8m after one of his ventures ‘distributed false and misleading marketing material’. Tony McDonough…

Visitor numbers rise 7.8% in Liverpool city region in 2025 with tourism and the visitor economy now worth almost £7bn a year. Tony McDonough reports Tourism in Liverpool city region was worth £6.8bn in 2025 as visitor numbers hit…

Work on the next stage of the £30m regeneration of a Liverpool city region town centre to begin later this month with major public realm upgrades. Tony McDonough reports Work on the next stage of the £30m regeneration of Earlestown…