The Merseyside town north of Liverpool is looking to be crowned the UK's first Town of Culture.

The 'Town of Culture' competition is being led by Brookside and Hollyoaks creator Sir Phil Redmond ...

Visitors will see cranes, roadworks and large fences covering busy construction sites, but these are tangible signs of change, examples of all the hard work going into creating an exciting future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may be more famous for producing footballers than poets or artists, but Bootle will be Sefton council's nominee for the title ...