Can we revive Liverpool’s high streets?
As shop closures across the North West reach record levels, we ask how Liverpool can reinvent its derelict high streets
Abi Whistance
Abi is our top news reporter and does our biggest investigations. In 2024, she won Young Journalist of the Year, and this year she was shortlisted for Private Eye's Paul Foot Journalism Award.
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