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Liverpool police seized £200,000 from a property belonging to developer Elliot Lawless, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud at the end of last year and subsequently released on bail.

Developer Elliot Lawless and Nick Kavanagh, Liverpool City Council’s head of regeneration, were arrested on Wednesday “as part of an ongoing fraud investigation” and were released on bail this morning.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has invited members of the public to provide feedback to influence its draft of its Spatial Development Strategy for the next 15 years.

Liverpool City Council’s cabinet will this week be asked to approve the submission of County Road, Walton as its candidate for a city region-wide improvement programme.

Liverpool City Region is to incorporate an evaluation of social value in its Spatial Development Strategy, the over-arching planning document for the city region.

Wirral Council and Muse Developments have completed legal negotiations in order to form the Wirral Growth Company, created to take forward a £1bn regeneration plan across the borough.

Plans for a bus layover hub at Old Haymrket in Liverpool city centre have been approved, in the face of opposition from councillors and business figures including Signature Living’s Lawrence Kenwright.

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has quit George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership, accusing the current Chancellor Philip Hammond of being “determined to poison and kill off” his predecessor’s legacy.