A former printworks described as a "blight" on a Knowsley town centre could soon be demolished to make way for more parking spaces.
A planning application has been submitted for the demoliton of Stephenson's Printworks at Market Place in Prescot.
The site has lain empty for nearly 20 years and Knowsley Council has submitted the application to clear the site and pave way for "further development" of Prescot shopping centre.