Vauxhall owner to shut Luton factory amid ‘stringent’ zero-emission targets Stellantis announced plans to shut the Luton factory next April, putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024
Inside Ellesmere Port: the UK’s first EV-only manufacturing plant Plant director Dianne Miller discusses the electric vehicle hub’s cutting edge technology, fuelling the local economy and the carbon footprint-reducing targets of Vauxhall parent company Stellantis The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024
Plugging into the future: electric van production begins at Ellesmere Port Investment by Stellantis has turned the Vauxhall plant into the UK’s first dedicated to producing electric vehicles at scale The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Major Merseyrail disruption as rail replacement buses requested A total of 16 services have been affected on two lines Liverpool Echo · May 22, 2023
Vauxhall factory could be closed unless government's Brexit deal changed, warns owner The world’s fourth biggest car maker committed to making electric vehicles at its Ellesmere Port plant two years ago Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2023
Vauxhall-maker Stellantis warns over future of Ellesmere Port factory unless Brexit deal changed The world’s fourth biggest car maker committed to making electric vehicles at its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants two years ago Birmingham Post · May 17, 2023
Jaguar Land Rover extends Ellesmere Port stay after £2.6m-a-year deal The deal was announced after Jaguar Land Rover revealed its full-year results at the end of last week Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2023
Merseyrail cancels trains for third day running as cold weather continues There was major disruption on two Merseyrail lines on Wednesday morning Liverpool Echo · Jan 18, 2023
Why cold weather is causing so much chaos on the Merseyrail network There was huge disruption across a number of lines this morning, but why is our local network so badly affected? Liverpool Echo · Jan 18, 2023
Hundreds of jobs could be saved at Ellesmere Port factory CF Fertilisers announced the closure of their plant in Ince last month Liverpool Echo · Jul 5, 2022
Site earmarked for huge Peugeot base in Ellesmere Port sold for £101m The building is expected to be completed during the second half of next year Liverpool Echo · Jun 29, 2022
Soaring fuel prices in 2000 led to queues at pumps and panic buying Just over 20 years ago, a blockade of an Ellesmere Port oil refinery saw Britain grind to a halt Liverpool Echo · Jun 26, 2022
Site of former leisure centre earmarked to play part in battle against climate change The EPIC leisure centre in Ellesmere Port was knocked down in 2015 Liverpool Echo · Jun 21, 2022
Ellesmere Port could be 'truly transformed' by multi-million pound project The investment could create hundreds of jobs in the area Liverpool Echo · Jun 13, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2022 Merseyrail announce timetable change as trains resume on Kirkby and New Brighton line There will be changes to the Ormskirk, Kirkby, Hunts Cross, New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port lines
Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2022 More than 400 new jobs coming to Ellesmere Port Plans for a new development in the town could boost the local economy by up to £72 million
Liverpool Echo · May 9, 2022 2,000 homes could receive free new boilers and other upgrades The flagship scheme plans to help tackle climate change
Liverpool Echo · May 8, 2022 Life as a child growing up on the River Mersey's secret island Stanlow Island was once home to a police station and a handful of families
Liverpool Echo · Apr 21, 2022 Merseyrail returns to regular 15 minute timetable for first time since pandemic began Almost all lines will run trains every 15 minutes from May 2
Birmingham Post · Apr 8, 2022 Diamond Jubilee: Vauxhall celebrates 60 years at Ellesmere Port ahead of £100m transformation The Vauxhall Combo-e and its Opel equivalent will be some of the first electric vehicles to be produced at Ellesmere Port
Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2022 Man drives 1,700 miles to Ukraine to rescue mum-in-law Grandma removed hearing aids to 'block out Russian bombs'
Liverpool Echo · Mar 28, 2022 M6, M53, M56 and M57 closures to expect this week Here's a list of all the motorway closures you can expect between March 28 and April 3
Liverpool Echo · Mar 21, 2022 M6, M53, M56, M57, M58 to close with drivers warned of delays Here's a list of all the motorway closures you can expect between March 21 and March 27
Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2022 Stanlow refinery owner clarifies relationship with sanctioned bank as UK Government moves to ban Russian oil Essar Oil UK acquired the Stanlow refinery at Ellesmere Port from Shell in 2011