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Festival Gardens contractor hit by mounting losses

Mayfield Construction, the contractor which collapsed before it could complete work on Liverpool's Festival Gardens site, racked up losses of more than £500,000 in the first three months of the year and left behind unsecured debts of more than £3.5m. READ MORE...

Deals

Palace Capital agrees Hockenhull Estates deal

Investment vehicle Palace Capital has agreed to buy Chester-based Hockenhull Estates, which owns the freehold interest in nine commercial properties in Crewe and Nantwich. Read More...

Business

Freight traffic up at Port of Liverpool

The amount of freight traffic from the Port of Liverpool increased during the second quarter of the year, according to new statistics from the Department for Transport. Read More...

Simpson lobbies for Liverpool cruise terminal

A North West Labour MEP and chairman of the European Parliament's Transport Committee has accused Liverpool's cruise bid rivals as "hiding behind" EU funding rules. Read More...

Restaurant sails into Liverpool

Liverpool's first restaurant canal boat is being delivered to its Albert Dock mooring this morning. Read More...

VPhase order sends share price higher

Chester energy-saving products business VPhase has received an initial order for 600 of its voltage optimisation devices (VX1), sending its share price higher. Read More...

Line-up confirmed for Far East breakfast

The full line-up of speakers has been confirmed for Insider’s international trade breakfast – Doing Business in the Far East. Read More...

Property

Juice FM sounds out One Park West move

Liverpool radio station 107.6 Juice FM is to invest £1.1m to move its broadcast operation to One Park West in Liverpool One. Read More...

Jolivet buys Knowsley industrial site

Guernsey-based property investor Jolivet Group has acquired Moorgate Point, a site in Knowsley Industrial Park in Merseyside. Read More...

Green light for Peel energy plant

Peel Energy's proposed 20MW biomass energy plant at Ince Park in Cheshire has been given the go-ahead by Cheshire West & Chester Council. Read More...

Other News

North West private sector contracts

PwC northern chairman confident on growth

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Insider Features

Tague on Tour: Chester little more time
Neil Tague finds that the wheels are again starting to turn on a number of stalled schemes in Chester, including the multimillion-pound Northgate retail development.

Ask the Expert: Insolvency warning signs
Marc Jones, head of sales at Atradius UK, helps companies to understand the warning signs that bad times may be ahead.

Ask the Expert: Legal challenges overseas
Legal problems when trading overseas can be a stumbling block. David Gray, office managing partner at DLA Piper, is here to help.

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