3+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Perth and Kinross Council has started a statutory consultation on its draft Visitor Levy Scheme. The local authority is proposing a fixed £4 charge per room, unit or area, per night, applied year-round, with no cap on the number of chargeable…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (442+ words) Revenues were buoyant at Mersey Ferries in the year to March 31, 2026, as the summer holiday period helped boost earnings. However, its small pre-tax profit was wiped out after tax. Mersey Ferries is owned and operated by Merseytravel, the executive transport…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) This time last year I was shuttling between to Blackpool and back to visit my mum in hospital. Blissfully, she’s OK now, thanks to the excellent medical care she received. When we went for our usual Friday chippy tea, at…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (76+ words) Punks, puppets and Pride – Blackpool makes edgy pitch for City of Culture 2029 TheBusinessDesk.com Punks, puppets and Pride – Blackpool makes edgy pitch for City of Culture 2029 More from North West - Clancy Consulting in bid to undertake pre-pack administration after shake-up…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (398+ words) Merseyrail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys on the Northern and Wirral lines this autumn while a £3.5m investment takes place to improve the network. Network Rail will waterproof and strengthen four underground tunnels during a 26-day railway closure…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (405+ words) A new direct bus service to Liverpool John Lennon Airport is part of a shake-up of the Liverpool City Region bus network. Bus franchising will take place across the region, starting in St Helens on September 6, 40 years after Margaret Thatcher’s…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1447+ words) As Scotland’s first visitor levy comes into operation today, many parts of the country are still split on whether and how to implement such a tax when many pandemic problems remain. From 24 July, hospitality operators in Edinburgh are required to…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) Hotels and serviced accommodation providers in Nottingham could face a second vote on introducing a visitor levy after the city council moved to prepare for a fresh ballot. A report due before full council on 13 July seeks to delegate authority…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (619+ words) The expanding Vine Hotels group has swooped for a large hotel close to the M5 motorway just north of Bristol. The acquisition of The Gables Hotel, a Best Western venue with 46-bedrooms on the Bristol Road in South Gloucestershire, was made…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (78+ words) TheBusinessDesk.com Winter route to Budapest extends easyJet’s network from Liverpool John Lennon Airport More from North West - Principal Insurance boss declares latest financial figures as ‘more than satisfactory’ - University of Salford unveils five new partnerships to drive NW business…...