It is mid-afternoon on a sunny Tuesday and Lark Lane is getting busy.
The seats outside the bars, pubs and restaurants along the famous Aigburth street are filling up as people make the most of the weather. Leading into Sefton Park, the road is in a prime location for a warm day - and thanks to the council's 'Without Walls' scheme, which turned the lane into a one-way street, repurposing the space for outside tables - it is a hotspot for al-fresco drinking and dining.
Though the cost of living crisis has arrived hot on the heels of the covid pandemic - posing another existential threat to the hospitality industry - the road and its plethora of bars are "thriving", according to those who live there. As busy as ever and becoming arguably South Liverpool's go-to destination, the feeling is that the area is riding high.
