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Hope Street Hotel

£5m investment plan for Liverpool Hope Street hotel

LIVERPOOL’S Hope Street Hotel is bucking the recession and poised for big expansion with a £5m investment.Read

Liverpool Vision reports a year of achievement

REGENERATION agency Liverpool Vision has delivered on its promises and is poised to support the city’s continued growth at national and international levels, it says in its annual review.Read

Bistro Noir

Restaurant Review: Bistro Noir, Lark Lane

John Sutton takes Bistro Noir on Lark Lane by the horns – and finds plenty to savourRead

Shanghai Expo

Liverpool firms reaping World Expo rewards as £6.5m deals agreed

LIVERPOOL’S trade links with China and its sister city Shanghai are beginning to pay off, says regeneration agency Liverpool Vision.Read

Jamie Carragher

Lord Justice Leveson and LFC ace Jamie Carragher among Liverpool John Moores fellowship recipients

THE Liverpool-born judge leading an independent inquiry into the phone hacking scandal is among “inspirational” figures to be honoured by a city university.Read

Liverpool One competition was deciding factor in Land Securities’ sale of St John’s

COMPETITION from the city’s £1bn Liverpool One retail centre was behind the decision by Land Securities to sell St John’s shopping centre in March this year.Read

Electrical firm Peter D Welch to wire £6m housing scheme

A WIRRAL electrical contractor has clinched an installation deal for a £6m new housing scheme.Read

Shop Direct sign

Unions shock over job loss fears at Speke online retailer Shop Direct

TRADE union leaders spoke of their shock at the prospect of more than 1,000 jobs losses at Speke-based Shop Direct.Read

Liverpool developer Downing in £90m student accommodation plans

LIVERPOOL property group Downing has announced £90m plans to develop two student accommodation schemes in London and Cambridge, providing a total of 770 bed spaces.Read

My Day Off: Hard Days Night Hotel manager Michael Dewey gets on his bike

Mike Dewey, general manager of the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool city centre, dons his lycra to talk about his passion for cycling.Read

Wilcocks & Associates targets private wealth market

FOUR years ago Heswall-based property market funder Wilcocks Associates was staring into the abyss.Read

£4m shares deal boosts Piccolino restaurants group

THE CHAIN behind the Restaurant Bar and Grill and Piccolino brands is to invest £4m in expansion plans and refurbishing its existing portfolio after a successful fundraising.Read

Ben Hatton: The brands pioneering mobile

EVERYONE’S going mobile and big brands are leading the way by investing in smartphones and apps to bolster sales to tech-savvy consumers.Read

Tom Cullen, MD of Birkenhead based Digitel Europe Group

Business profile: Tom Cullen of Wirral's Digitel Europe

Alistair Houghton meets TOM CULLEN, managing director of Wirral’s Digitel EuropeRead

Nigel Byrne,Centre Manager of the Gateway Conference Centre,London Road,City Centre

Small Business of the Week: Gateway Centre provides safe haven for Liverpool charities

A LIVERPOOL not-for- profit organisation is proving a safe haven for charities and groups who have seen their funding slashed during the downturn.Read

Cafe Porto restaurant, Rodney Street, Liverpool

RESTAURANT REVIEW: A taste of Portugal at Café Porto

Alistair Houghton finds a taste of Portugal at Liverpool’s Café PortoRead

Dion Padan of Hooka

Small Business of the Week: Hooka, with founder Dion Padan

RE-EVALUATION has enabled hair salon owner Dion Padan to hone his business and indulge his passion for working at the “cutting edge”.Read

Mark Featherstone-Witty with Sir Paul McCartney

The Big Interview with LIPA’s Mark Featherstone-Witty: Everyone knows Paul McCartney, what place wouldn't want him?

Ben Turner finds out why MARK FEATHERSTONE- WITTY, who co-founded LIPA, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, 16 years ago is just getting into his strideRead

Mike Parker

Business profile: Mike Parker of UKLED

Alistair Houghton meets MIKE PARKER, director of UKLED and founder of JPF SystemsRead

Maureen Little in Arabesque Bazaar in Lark Lane

Small Business of the week: Arabesque brings Morocco to Liverpool’s Lark Lane

IT WAS love in an instant the first time Maureen Little visited Morocco – and now she can soak up the sights and surroundings of the souk in her own little piece of the East, in Lark Lane.Read

Ben Hatton: Keep control of your Twitter message

INCREASINGLY, brands are using incentives to spur people to spread the virtual word about them and help build business – but companies need to make sure that what is circulated is accurate.Read

St John's shopping centre

New St John’s Precinct owner InfraRed pledges to improve Liverpool shopping mall

THE new owner of Liverpool’s St John’s shopping centre sees it as a long-term investment, and pledged to work with the council to improve the city centre.Read

Buoyant boat builder Marine Specialised Technology launches apprenticeship programme

SPECIALIST boat builder Marine Specialised Technology (MST) has introduced a new apprenticeship scheme.Read

Jane Garvey

Waterloo-born Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey on her Merseyside roots, inspirations and women in the radio industry

Tina Miles speaks to JANE GARVEY, the voice of Radio 4’s Woman's Hour about the industry, her Merseyside roots and inspirationsRead

Union condemns National Museums Liverpool job cuts

UNION leaders have condemned plans to cut up to a quarter of National Museums Liverpool jobs.Read

Martin Wilcocks

My Day Off: Wealth manager Martin Wilcocks takes flying lessons

I HAVE always wanted to be able to fly since I was quite young and now, whenever I get the chance, I will go and add to my flying hours that will eventually count towards my private pilot’s licence (PPL).Read

International Women’s Day marks a century of progress

TODAY the world is celebrating International Women’s Day, an event that for more than 100 years has helped achieve a measure of equality for women in the workplace all over the world.Read

Tech firm moves to Liverpool after securing funding

A TECHNOLOGY company led by one of the best-known names in Merseyside’s digital sector is heading to Liverpool after securing £500,000 in funding.Read

Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology must move its main hub to Liverpool so care reaches world leading standards

CANCER services must be relocated to Liverpool from Wirral to ensure care reaches “world leading” standards, hospital chiefs have revealed.Read

National TV campaign opens door to Liverpool’s tourism businesses

LIVERPOOL will star in a £4m TV ad campaign that will offer access to a global market for its tourism businesses.Read

Ben Hatton: Brands must develop relationships with customers

BRANDS hoping to increase online sales need to develop customer relationship management (CRM) systems if they are to succeed.Read

Abseil charity challenge in memory of BID chief and Liverpool FC supporters union leader Paul Rice

MEMBERS of the city’s business community are being invited to take part in an abseil event to raise money for the charity in memory of Liverpool Commercial District BID chief executive Paul Rice.Read

Jaf Siddiqi,Operations Director of Viva Brazil Restaurant,Castle Street,City Centre.

Small Business of the Week: Viva Brazil restaurant chain hungry for expansion

RECESSION or no recession people still want to eat, drink and be merry, which is great news for Liverpool restaurant chain Viva Brazil.Read

Jon Bloor

My Day Off: Jon Bloor and his ukulele

I’VE been playing the ukulele for about a year and a half.I originally bought a ukulele for my wife, because she said she wanted one. But she never played it.Read

Peter Johnson

The Big Interview: Peter Johnson, Park Group chairman and philanthropist on helping the Everyman Theatre

Age:72Read

St John's shopping centre

Liverpool St John’s shopping centre put up for sale by owners Land Securities

LIVERPOOL’S St John’s shopping centre is up for sale.Read

Liverpool facing tough competition to win Green Investment Bank

LIVERPOOL is among 32 cities and towns bidding to host the Government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB).Read

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce spearheads community apprenticeship drive

LIVERPOOL Chamber of Commerce is spearheading a new community interest company to help create hundreds of apprenticeships.Read

Albert Dock wine specialist Vinea maturing into full-bodied success story

A LITTLE bit of California exists within Liverpool’s Albert Dock – at least in the mind of James McGrory and his wife Karen.Read

Kimpton Building Services, Bromborough, Wirral.

Business profile: Richard Kimpton of Kimpton Building Services

HIS company specialises in masking noise – but now Richard Kimpton says it’s time for Kimpton Building Services to make some noise of its own.Read

Jonathan Ortmans from the Kauffman Foundation

Liverpool Global Entrepreneurship Congress hopes to banish boundaries for entrepreneurs

THE framework to encourage more people to create new businesses will be the Global Entrepreneurship Congress’s (GEC) legacy to Liverpool.Read

Ben Hatton: Social networks changing how we watch tv

THE past week has seen an influx of social media chatter as new platforms and social TV apps get ready to launch in the UK over the coming months.Read

Online retailer Shop Direct expects revenues to decline during 2012

ONLINE and catalogues retailer Shop Direct today warned that sales for 2012 will deteriorate as the economy continues to flounder.Read

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