The government has granted Liverpool Freeport final approval. But what are freeports? What benefits is the move expected to bring? And why is it such a big thing for the city? The approval of freeport status for Liverpool is expected to bring big gains to the city, the Port of Liverpool, the Merseyside area, and beyond.
Two weeks of strike action at the Port of Liverpool are causing disruption in the run-up to Christmas… Workers at the country’s fourth largest port are striking over pay disputes with Peel Ports, the body that owns the Port of Liverpool. Having begun on Monday 24th October, this is one of several similar strikes held
