Town centres

Each of Knowsley’s town centres offer residents a unique range of local amenities, shops and leisure attractions to enjoy. Creating an environment where vibrant local centres can thrive is a key priority for the council. The council has invested over £120 million over the last five years to bring improvements to our town centres, successfully attracting new businesses and an improved and enhanced retail and hospitality offer creating a night time economy. This investment continues with further developments in the pipeline.

Our consultation findings, carried out over the summer of 2022, asked a number of questions relating to our town centres. The findings highlighted that 91% of people could access shops in their town centre, 81% agreed there were restaurants and pubs in their local area and 86% agreed they could access a local library or leisure centre.

The council is currently providing free car parking in all council-owned car parks across all town centres. There is a range of short-stay (up to 3 hours) and long-stay parking bays. Short-stay restrictions are still being enforced.