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.
Birkenhead’s 20-year framework launched
An eight-week consultation has been opened as Wirral Council seeks to set out planning guidelines for "the most radical changes to Birkenhead since the 1947 Town 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 push for cross-border rail funding
Local authorities have redoubled efforts to convince Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support projects such as a new Deeside Parkway station and the modernisation of Chester’s station in the Budget Statement on 3 March.
Tug of war over freeport bid
A formal application will be made by the combined authority to reinstate the Port of Liverpool’s freeport status despite opposition from Sefton Council on environmental and social grounds.
Borderlands councils seek £20m rail boost
Local authority leaders from Cheshire West & Chester, Wirral and North Wales have asked Chancellor Rishi Sunak to help fund three schemes to boost cross-border connectivity, including the refurbishment of Chester train station.
