Peel Ports Group announces £10m upgrade for Birkenhead Docks to ‘significantly expand’ its cargo-handling capacity. Tony McDonough reports Peel Ports Group will create an extra 460,000 sq ft of cargo capacity at Birkenhead Docks in…

Profits more than double at Merseyside legal and insurance services firm Carpenters Group with owners Donna Scully and John Carpenter pocketing £1.3m in dividends. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside legal and insurance services firm…

Online retailing in the UK continues to grow exponentially and Liverpool digital venture Velstar is prospering by helping eCommerce businesses offer consumers a 'seamless' shopping experience. Tony McDonough reports During the COVID…

Liverpool City Council strikes deal with developer to take control of row of empty terraced houses in the south of the city. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool City Council has reached an agreement with West Tree Estates to take over…

Port Sunlight’s much-loved Grade II listed Boating Pond and fountain have been out of action for five years - now hundreds of thousands of pounds have been secured to bring them back to life. Tony McDonough reports One of the…

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, along with train, bus, ferry and Mersey Tunnel operators, activates its winter weather strategy and urges passengers to do their bit to ensure things run smoothly. Tony McDonough reports …

Sefton Council to partner with housing provider Sovini to build 1,000 new affordable and social homes across the borough. Tony McDonough reports Housing provider Sovini Group will build 1,000 new affordable and social homes by 2030…

Work on the £20m restoration of Southport Pier will begin in early 2026 as Sefton Council reveals when it expects the Victorian structure to reopen to the public. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council says work to restore and reopen…

An 85,000 sq ft building on Liverpool’s premier shopping street, housing both TJ Hughes and Boots, is on the market for £7m. Tony McDonough reports Property investor HIH Invest Real Estate is seeking a buyer for an 85,000 sq ft…

Lady Marina Dalglish appointed independent chair of £10m regeneration project at Southport’s Town Hall Gardens with consultation showing strong public support for the scheme. Tony McDonough reports A £10m legacy project to honour…