Sefton adds to housing tally in Crosby

The signing of a £15m funding package will allow Bliss Investment Partners to complete the redevelopment of the Ramada Plaza hotel and put the wider Waterfront scheme “on the road to being a national destination, as it should always have been”.

The housing association has chosen Avison Young, Optimised Environments, and Mott MacDonald to draw up a renewal plans for the Palace Fields and Hallwood Park estates.

The tool distributor has bought the 35,000 sq ft building on Gorsey Lane from developer Seybourne in a deal with in excess of £3.5m.

The chemical company is set to secure planning consent for a 72,200 sq ft office and a 12,000 sq ft employee wellbeing centre at its site in Runcorn, due to be home to around 450 staff.

An extraordinary Wirral Council meeting will see different sides face off over the proposed £200m Celtic Manor and Jack Nicklaus resort at Hoylake, while a number of local business leaders have signalled their backing for the project.