Liverpool SME funding specialist River Capital will secure eight times its original investment following its exit from £23m-turnover local manufacturing firm Centriforce. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool venture Plastic Recycling,…

Steve Rotheram meets with Liverpool FC owners FSG in Boston during US trade mission and urges them to promote more transatlantic investment into the city region. Tony McDonough reports Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has urged Liverpool…

Backed with £20m of Government funding Sefton Council submits planning application for next stage of transformation of Bootle including a new town square. Tony McDonough reports Sefton Council is pushing on with its regeneration…

Liverpool councillors give unanimous approval for new hotel just yards away from Everton FC’s £750m stadium, that will incorporate an existing Grade II-listed building. Tony McDonough reports Plans for a new 80-bedroom hotel just…

A ‘once-in-75-years’ winter storm and a ‘maintenance’ event blamed as Mersey oil giant Essar Oil UK (now trading as EET Fuels) sees annual losses hit £69m. Tony McDonough reports Fuel refinery giant Essar Oil UK (now trading as EET…

Liverpool SME funding provider River Capital provides five-figure investment to specialist ‘lift finisher’ Taylor Hunt. Tony McDonough reports A new start-up venture specialising in ‘lift finishing’ has secured a five-figure…

Residential developer Blueoak Estates unveils latest multi-million pound luxury developer in Wirral following the sell-out success of another coastal project. Tony McDonough reports Developer Blueoak Estates is planning a second…

Merseyside ‘Woman of the Year’ and joint owner of Carpenters Group, Donna Scully, shares £800,000 dividends windfall amid legal insurance firm’s 25% rise in revenues to £62.3m. Tony McDonough reports Merseyside legal and insurance…

Latest data from Begbies Traynor shows a 40% year-on-year rise in Liverpool city region firms in ‘significant financial distress’ in third quarter of 2024 - but the rise is slowing. Tony McDonough reports There were 6,973 firms in…

330 North West businesses, including 56 from Liverpool city region, have invested £25m into digital projects and created 400 new jobs with the support of the Made Smarter programme. Tony McDonough reports A Government-backed…