Editing Bootle (section)

===Regeneration===
[[Asda]] heavily invested in Bootle by building a new eco-friendly superstore on Strand Road in 2008. Among refurbishment and rebuilding projects in the 2010s, the [[Health and Safety Executive|HSE]] buildings and the new-look Stanley Road have been created,<ref name=photos/> Oriel Road Station has been refurbished, and a new block of flats on the site of the Stella Maris building and a [[Lidl]] store on Stanley Road have been built. The Klondyke Estate located off Hawthorne road saw the Welsh terrace houses get demolished and replaced with 2,3 and 4 bed modern houses. This was after the controversial move by Bellway after residents opposed demolition.<ref>Echo</ref> Sefton Council submitted a bid to the Government's Levelling UP Fund in July for £20 million to underpin a regeneration scheme to transform Bootle town centre. The outcome of the fund is expected to be announced in 2023.<ref>Echo</ref> In March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced, as part of the Spring Budget, a £58 million fund for "Capital Levelling Up", of which £20 million has been allocated to the first phase of repurposing the Strand shopping centre and wider transformation of Bootle Town Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tague |first=Neil |date=2023-03-15 |title=Budget 2023 {{!}} £120m for North West regen |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/stockport-secures-20m-boost-for-marple-leisure/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Place North West |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In November 2016, [[Liverpool2]] was opened, expanding Seaforth Docks with river berths that can accommodate large container ships.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Deep sea container port opens to ships |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-merseyside-37866804 |access-date=2024-09-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>