Council buys shopping centre

摘要

Sefton Council has purchased Bootle Strand shopping centre to generate new income and support its regeneration plans for the town centre. The council said the money generated by the centre will more than cover the loan repayment costs and the centre's running costs. It will also make enough revenue to help fund local services and new regeneration projects. A statement from the council said: 'The purchase of the Strand marks a new era for the council, one in which we will take greater control over the ways we generate the income we need to support local jobs and services for the people of Sefton.