BRANCHES  TO CLOSE 2025 AT: OLD SWAN, 489 PRESCOT ROAD L13 3BU AND ALSO AT:
BRECK ROAD THE MALL L5 6SP
DEVOLPEMENT FOR THE WALTON AND COUNTY ROAD AREA`S

A NEW TOWN  IS TO BE DEVELOPED NAMED " LIVERPOOL NORTH"
The new town could connect two parts of the region with 10,000 new homes. An entirely new town could be created stretching across north Liverpool towards Bootle as part of ambitious plans to transform brownfield sites with thousands of new homes. Liverpool Council has put forward a submission for New Town status to the government to expand the northern fringe of the city into Sefton. 
The new development – to be known as Liverpool North - would span 5km from just north of Liverpool city centre, across Everton, Anfield and Kirkdale and into Bootle. The proposal would lead to the development of a number of brownfield sites and encompass key locations along the route including Everton FC’s new £500m stadium at Bramley Moore Dock and the £20m Bootle New Strand development project.

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New Town status is a designation given to certain areas in the UK that are undergoing significant redevelopment. These areas are characterised by a mix of old and new housing, commercial spaces and infrastructure.

The goal of New Town status is to revitalise these areas. According to the city council, the 5km area earmarked for Liverpool North presents a key opportunity for urban expansion and regeneration with the potential for around 10,000 new homes.

The development would also tie into a series of other projects to be set out by the local authority including upgrades on County Road to link Goodison Park to Bramley-Moore Dock, as well as a legacy project around L4 known as the Toffee Trail to bring about a new walking and cycling route to unlock housing sites.  Similar schemes are being designed alongside housing providers and Liverpool FC to bring forward housing and mixed-use development in the Anfield area, including a "Red Walk" connection. Cllr Robinson told the ECHO: “We put in expression of interest to the government's New Towns task force to develop this within north Liverpool all the way up to Bootle on a number of different sites that are vacant, as well as the potential for significant upgrades of existing houses, in that corridor all the way from the city centre up to Bootle, that could see 10,000 homes developed.

"I think that's the sort of scale of ambition we want to see within the city that would be a huge regeneration, and when you think about some of the areas that it picks up, particularly around County Road, also around Goodison Park and the legacy going forward.

“This is exactly the type of ambition we should be showing as a city and how we want to work hand in hand with our government to absolutely deliver significant things.” The area currently faces significant challenges, including high deprivation, economic inactivity, and poor housing quality. 

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"We’ve already seen the impact that our work has had so far with the creation of the Salt and Tar entertainment venue along with plans to improve the Strand Shopping Centre so it becomes a modern town centre but this would take things on to another level. 

“We all know too well the challenges we have with some of the housing quality in the borough so this would also see huge improvements in the housing stock while improving our links into the city centre and beyond. By working across the city region area there are so many opportunities for us to benefit from the significant investment on our doorstep through projects such as Everton’s new stadium and I’m excited to see how this develops.”

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JOE ANDERSON & DERIK HATTON  has been charged with offences of bribery and misconduct. 

Merseyside Police have said. Police said that Joseph Anderson, 67, of Knotty Ash, has been charged with one count of bribery, one count of misconduct in a public office and one count of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. Joe Anderson led Liverpool City Council from 2010 and became the city's first directly elected mayor in 2012, serving in that position until his arrest in 2020. Derik Hatton The former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council Derek Hatton, of  Aigburth, has been charged with one count of bribery and one count of counsel or procure misconduct in a public office.  All those charged will appear at Preston Magistrates Court on Friday March 28 2025.

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