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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Benjamin Roberts-Haslam & Paige Oldfield

'We visited the seaside town ranked one of the worst in the UK'

Despite having a theme park, a beach, a pier and a high street, one North West seaside town has been dubbed the 14th worst in the UK.

In a scathing article published on its website, The Telegraph ranked Southport as the 14th worst seaside town in the country – saying it needs to “reassert itself” if it wants to challenge nearby Formby and Lytham.

Southport may have seen what some claim as a managed decline heading into the Covid-19 pandemic, but following spells of lockdowns, staycations and trips across the country are popular again.

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