MSIF dusts down Toxteth riot fund

MONEY left over from a 34-year-old fund designed to encourage enterprise in Liverpool following the 1981 Toxteth riots is being used to support apprenticeships.

Business in Liverpool, which was funded by donations from businesses such as Boots and Barclays, was set up as part of Michael Heseltine's task force for the city.

But it ceased trading in the late 1990s with some cash reserves which have since grown to £57,000.

Now one of the founders, Malcolm Jones, is looking to use the money to support... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...