New High Sheriff of Merseyside Lesley Martin-Wright is already out and about across the region and she tells LBN of her admiration for volunteers from every walk of life I’m just a couple of weeks into my year-long term as High…

Downtown in Business chief executive Frank McKenna argues the likely demise of the elected Mayor role in Liverpool represents a huge opportunity missed for the city The people of Liverpool are being consulted about how their city…

Tech entrepreneur and leader of the local StartUp Grind entrepreneur community, Jonny Clark, says tech needs to be at the heart of the levelling up agenda A few weeks ago the Liverpool City Region All-Party Parliamentary Group…

Chief executive of Southport BID, Rachel Fitzgerald, on how her Your Southport campaign is looking to instil pride and a sense of ownership in the coastal town In the run up to Christmas last year we decided to take a different…

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Skills & Apprenticeship Hub has launched fully funded training across a range of key areas to help bridge the skills gap in the region The Hub, funded by the European Social Fund and LCR…

Sean Keyes joined Liverpool civil & structural engineering firm Sutcliffe in 1990 and with National Apprenticeship Week under way the now managing director talks about the importance of training  Having joined Sutcliffe in 1990,…

A £1.6m transfer of Apprenticeship Levy funds from large firms to smaller ones, facilitated by the Liverpool city region Skills Brokerage Services, will benefit businesses to the tune of £43m Firms across Liverpool city region are…

As Southport BID unveils its festive programme chief executive Rachel Fitzgerald says it will provide a platform to accelerate the town recovery from the effects of the pandemic Our team here at Southport BID has now officially…

Demand is growing for skilled people to work in the care sector and Liverpool City Region's Skills Brokerage service is ready to help care providers address their recruitments and skills needs Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Liverpool City Region's Skills Brokers say changes to the Apprenticeship Levy system will make hiring apprentices even easier and they are urging employers to get in touch Changes to the Apprenticeship Levy system are about to make…