The famous Southport Pier exemplifies this issue. Opened in 1860, the second-longest pier in Great Britain at 1,100 metres has been closed since December 2022 for safety reasons.

Southport Pier. Credit: Steve Mulville Report author Dr Sacha Hilhorst said: “The Southport riots were a wake-up call – a stark reminder of what can happen when communities lose the places ...

North West Tonight's Roger Johnson hears how the town is trying to heal, a year on from the attack.

After two years of closure and mounting public disquiet, there is now genuine hope that people could be seen strolling down a reopened Southport Pier next summer.

Southport Pier could reopen next year if repair works get underway in the coming months, a council leader has said. The Victorian structure has been closed over safety fears since December 2022 ...

Southport remembers 'three little angels' one year on from attack Southport's Town Hall Gardens was the focal point of public mourning, as people came to place flowers, toys and cards in memory of ...

The report warned of a “pincer movement of abandonment and gentrification” that has gradually led to the loss of community spaces – such as the Southport pier, which closed in 2022 – and an increase ...

New report says loss of shared community spaces – from youth clubs to high street pubs – is leaving communities more vulnerable to far-right influence ...

The report warned of a “pincer movement of abandonment and gentrification” which has gradually seen community spaces, such as the Southport pier, which closed in 2022, being lost and the ...

A tax on companies with revenues over £1 million could help generate ‘larger, more sustained resource for communities than current regeneration’.