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Liverpool has seen major regeneration, cultural growth and new investment, but residents say challenges remain.

People across the city have shared their views on how Liverpool’s identity and communities have evolved.

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00:00I used to go to Lark Lane a lot. There used to be, like, loads of small businesses and, like,
00:04little, you know, solo-owned shops and things like that, and you just don't see that stuff as much anymore.
00:11Like, it's difficult. It's really difficult, and you're losing, like, a lot of character when you've got, like, you know,
00:18the big chain stores popping up everywhere instead.
00:21Liverpool's changed beyond approach, like, restaurants, pubs, architecture. Well, architecture's always been here. It's a fabulous city. It's, uh, I've
00:33lived abroad, but I always cut gravity back to Liverpool.
00:36I suppose less poverty, which is a good thing.
00:41It does depress me what I see around here sometimes, but we've still got great spirits.
00:47It's sad because Liverpool's got so much character, and so much of the city now has been turned into student
00:53flats.
00:54It's a way for the future, but, you know, I try and keep positive about my city and the people
00:58in it.
00:59Um, and you see good things in this city, and you see bad things, but I think you see more
01:05humility than you see elsewhere in the country, put it that way.
01:09And finding somewhere that I could live alone or, like, with a friend was bloody impossible.
01:17It took us months because everywhere is, like, short-term, student-less.
01:21Like, you'll be sharing with six other people, and I hate it.
01:25It is miserable trying to get, like, somewhere to live in Liverpool.
01:29Yeah.
01:29It is miserable trying to get, like, somewhere to live in Liverpool.
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