Multi-million pound investment set to put ‘Bootle back on the map’

The transformation of The Strand shopping centre includes the creation of a public town square and leisure areas

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00:00Demolition at Bootle Strand has begun marking the first phase of a major regeneration project.

00:07The purchase was secured for £32.5 million using a money from a loan from the Public Works

00:14Loan Board, which is run on behalf of the Treasury. The Strand has been a central part

00:20of Bootle's identity and economy since it opened in 1968. It now stands as one of the

00:27focal points of Sefton Council's regeneration programme, which aims to reshape the town centre

00:33into a more accessible, vibrant and appealing destination. The regeneration project is backed

00:40by £20 million of government funding, alongside significant investment from the combined authority

00:46and from Sefton Council.