The World Heritage Status bade that was bestowed upon Liverpool by Unesco in 2004 is apparently under threat once again. Should Peel’s proposals for the Liverpool Waters regeneration project go ahead then the heritage lobby will demand that the city is stripped of the title.   Whatever ... [More]

The Chancellor issues his pre budget statement next week, and given the way the economy has stalled since the summer it is inevitable that he will be looking to find initiatives that can help to stimulate and get UK PLC moving again. The crisis in the Euro Zone makes his task all the more difficu... [More]

Almost inevitably the news that John Lewis had scrapped its plans to establish a flagship store in the now seemingly defunct Tithebarn project, only to announce they are setting up a satellite unit in Deepdale has met with a mixed response. Some have expressed relief that it is at least a sign of ... [More]

Amongst all the doom, gloom and despondency of the past few months, including particularly depressing unemployment figures that were announced this week, 200 delegates from across the North West gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool, for the Downtown Business Conference on Monday to kick o... [More]

Monday sees the start of UK Enterprise Week, and the Downtown business conference in Liverpool. Two hundred plus delegates from across the North West will be at the Crowne Plaza for the event next week, and I’m sure that the debate and discussion, along with the networking opportunities, will... [More]