Wirral Council has bought two shopping centres in Birkenhead in a crucial step in the regeneration of the town centre.
The council has purchased The Grange and The Pyramids shopping centres as part of its Birkenhead 2040 plan to revitalise the town. The purchase of the shopping areas includes the former Argos and Conway Street carpark, Princes Pavements, Borough Pavements and the M&S Unit, Milton Pavement and The Pyramids.
The council says the sites have been acquired to facilitate its wider regeneration plans for Birkenhead. They had been put up for sale by Mars Pension Fund just as the council was completing consultation on how the area could be improved for traders and local people.
