Merseyrail slumps to loss on low passenger numbers
Liverpool’s local rail network posted a pre-tax loss of £2.5m for the year to 9 January, down from an £18.1m profit the previous year as the effects of the pandemic hit.
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From 24 June, Place North West will be bringing property people back together again at conferences, social gatherings and debates.
Without Walls rollout set for sign-off
Liverpool City Council is to lead on a £2.3m Combined Authority project to expand its outdoor hospitality support programme across the city region.
ABP to invest £4.5m following Garston deal
Associated British Ports has completed the acquisition of 230,000 sqft of covered and nine acres of uncovered storage from shipping company Armitt at the Port of Garston.
Lime Street highways rejig back on agenda
Liverpool City Council transport bosses will reconvene next week to hammer out a way forward after opposition grew against plans to alter bus routes in Lime Street, a key part of its £47m connectivity masterplan.
Liverpool clean air charging zone “highly likely”
The council will this week seek permission to trigger a consultation on introducing charges and other measures to reduce nitrogen dioxide in the city, as part of its Clean Air Plan.
Zero-emissions bus scheme set for Liverpool sign-off
A proposal to bring 20 hydrogen-powered double decker buses to the city region is to advance should a business case be approved this week.
Headbolt Lane scoops £66m boost
The planned new station in Kirkby has taken a step forward with the funding injection from the Liverpool City Region’s Transforming Cities Fund.
Region calls for Govt buy-in for Northern Powerhouse Rail
Transport for the North has urged Whitehall to back the “future-defining” project, which includes plans for a new line between Manchester and Liverpool.
Leaders reject “cheap and nasty” rail plan
Political leaders from Liverpool City Region, Warrington, and Cheshire West & Chester have combined to condemn part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal it says would “short-change” the region.
