Housing

Two years on from when the builders and bulldozers moved in, there is a feeling that real, long-term regeneration is happening in the Anfield neighbourhood.

Resident Linda Shea believes that better times beckon for an area in which she has raised a family and lived for more than 30 years: ‘All this work being done is a sign that things are improving and the area will pick up again and it will be lovely when it’s finished. We’ve waited a long time.’

The focus on a ‘northern powerhouse’ is an opportunity to think about how devolution can stimulate the economy in other parts of England.