JWT Commercial is taking extra space and is investing £2m in new trucks as one of its major customers, retailer B&M, increases imports through Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Independent haulage firm JWT Commercial is taking an…

Red Kestrel, a new freight-only RoRo vessel, will operate between Southampton and Isle of Wight. The vessel will officially join the fleet on arrival in Southampton, and enter service in May Merseyside shipbuilder Cammell Laird has…

5G networks offer download speeds ten times faster than 4G, with greater reliability and will be rolled out this year in Liverpool and Manchester - but not Warrington. Tony McDonough reports This year 5G mobile connectivity will be…

Liverpool City Council and its new housing company, Foundation Homes, is dividing the framework into three lots with projects worth up to £10m. Tony McDonough reports Construction sector contractors across the Liverpool city region…

Between now and autumn improvement works will take place along Prescot Road (A57) and will run from Low Hill, near the Royal Liverpool Hospital, to Newton Road by Newsham Park. Tony McDonough reports Work will begin on Monday…

Move is the latest step towards the creation of a new smart and contactless ticketing system, which can be used across the Liverpool City Region transport network. Tony McDonough reports Merseytravel is extending its Walrus smartcard…

Andrew Gibson House,  a former home for the widows of seafarers close to the Mersey at Egremeont, will form the centrepiece of the scheme by developer Prospect Capital. Tony McDonough reports An Edwardian mansion in Wirral that was a…

Jointly owned by Liverpool City Council, Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool, Sciontec Liverpool will officially launch at MIPIM in March. Tony McDonough reports A new spin-off from Liverpool’s Knowledge…

All those shortlisted will now go forward to the final judging panel ahead of the awards ceremony on May 16 which takes places at Liverpool Cathedral Mersey Ferries, Knowsley Safari Park and Liverpool restaurant Lunyalita are among…

Liverpool-based healthcare developer VVHC is partnering with registered housing provider One Vision Housing, part of the Sovini Group, and contractor Carroll Build on the scheme. Tony McDonough reports An empty tower block in Bootle…