A town centre road will be closed for up to 14 months as work is set to begin on a Merseyside skyscraper.
Earlier this year it was announced that a "Tower of Hope" is looking to be built on the site of the current Grand Casino on Lord Street, Southport. The plans were announced by the Mikhail Hotel and Leisure Group, a company that already owns a number of ventures in the area.
The tower, named the Tower of Hope, will stand 178 metres tall, housing 140 apartments from one-bedroom to three-bedrooms, a restaurant, 109 five star hotel rooms, a wedding venue, a bar and a car park. The plans, although not formally submitted to the council, are already underway with building work currently ongoing at the casino.
