Can Liverpool really add £10bn to its economy? October 13, 2025 The Labour mayor of the Liverpool City Region has unveiled a 10-year plan to create tens of thousands of jobs and add £10bn to the local economy. Steve Rotheram’s “bold and ambitious” plan has been described as a “roadmap” to increasing wages, driving investment, raising living standards and providing better services for the region’s 1.6m [...]
London tops European cities growth index again as Liverpool moves up the ranks September 29, 2025 London has held on to its spot at the top of a closely watched index of European cities as other UK destinations move up the ranks. The capital has once again ranked number one on the 25th edition of the European Cities Growth Index (ECGI), an annual review of demand for property put together by [...]
Win a hospitality and ticket package for two to Tottenham v Liverpool September 22, 2025 Includes access to private suite, drinks and pre-match meal City Winners have partnered with leading hospitality company, Go Privilege to offer a City Winner a VIP hospitality package and tickets for two at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to see Tottenham vs Liverpool on 20th December. This fixture is one of the biggest and most intense [...]
Millions on line for Premier League clubs in Champions League this week September 16, 2025 Premier League clubs in the Champions League will be playing for £2m apiece this week as the group stages get underway across the continent. Increased prize money offerings in the top flight of European football will this year pay out £2m for a group stage win, while there’s a touch over £600,000 on offer for [...]
Who owns each Premier League club as US shareholdings boom? August 17, 2025 British firms or individuals are the biggest shareholders in just five Premier League clubs as US ownership booms ahead of the new season. Tony Bloom’s 96 per cent shareholding in Brighton and Hove Albion is the largest British stake in a Premier League club while Matthew Benham’s significant holding in Brentford is the only other [...]
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool to lift ban on drinking alcohol in stands July 24, 2025 Football fans will be able to drink alcohol in the stands during Women’s Super League games at Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United next season. They are among 14 clubs from the top two divisions of English women’s football who have signed up to the second phase of a trial, following a successful [...]
Branston maker buys Liverpool’s iconic Royal Liver Building in cut-price deal July 22, 2025 Princes, the food group behind the likes of Branston, Olivio and Batchelors, has acquired Liverpool’s iconic Royal Liver Building in a cut-price deal. The company has purchased the building for £60m, three years after it was put up for sale for £90m. The sale was called off in November 2022 due to a lack of [...]
Bill Shankly’s grandson opens Liverpool hotel in Titanic landmark July 3, 2025 The grandson of legendary Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly has opened a hotel in Liverpool based in the former headquarters of White Star Line – the company which owned the Titanic. Christopher Carline and his business partner Brian Gamble have launched the White Star Line Hotel in Albion House, a grade II*-listed building which has [...]
Liverpool mourn unimaginable loss of Diogo Jota, 28, who died in car crash July 3, 2025 Premier League champions Liverpool have expressed their sadness at the “unimaginable” loss of forward Diogo Jota. The Portuguese player died, alongside his brother, in a road accident just weeks after getting married. “Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota,” the club said. “The club have been informed the 28-year-old has [...]
B&M swaps one tax haven for another June 19, 2025 B&M has revealed plans to swap Luxembourg, the European tax haven the discount retailer has been domiciled in for over a decade, with Jersey. The London-listed company, which has its operational headquarters in Liverpool, said the move would simplify its corporate and administrative structure and provide “greater flexibility for returning capital to shareholders going forward”. [...]