"Breck Road was beautiful once upon a time", according to Julie Davison, who was "born and raised" in the area.
Walking past a bookies and Lloyds Bank, she said: "It's a little bit down in the dumps, as you can see right now." Wrappers and a plastic bottle blow across the road where many shutters are down on a weekday afternoon.
A derelict building, with weeds growing through red brickwork around boarded-up windows, greets you as you enter Everton ward. Julie, 59, remembers a street lively with independent shops in her childhood. Now, "we've only got the bl***y Asda", she said.
