The North Liverpool Dock area - between the new Everton Stadium and the business district - was described as the "best place for turbocharged riverside regeneration" and ranked highest in the list of 25 investment magnets, above Cromer in Norfolk Paisley in Renfrewshire and Forest Gate in London . The newspaper said it was aiming to identify "25 locations in the UK that are improving the most".
About the docks, the Sunday Times said: "Exciting times for the long-neglected stretch of waterfront between Liverpool’s expanding business district and the new Everton Stadium. "At the heart of the regeneration is the Ten Streets light industrial area with ambitions to become a new creative hub - think Baltic Rectangle - and a few independents have already moved in. There’s not a lot else here - right now - but if you want a grandstand view of the transformation, grab one of the industrial-style flats in Tobacco Warehouse ."
About New Brighton, the newspaper said: "Investment, community clean-ups and the arrival of cool independent business — bars and restaurants on Victoria Road; Sup, a bar/café/nice things shop opposite the railway station — are elevating this Victorian resort on the tip of the Wirral peninsula.