Mersey Waterfront’s Pride in our Promenades scheme last night won the partnership award at the annual BURA Waterways Renaissance Awards 2010. The scheme, managed by The Mersey Partnership (TMP), has included the redevelopment of Otterspool Promenade in Liverpool, Egremont Promenade in Wirral and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Corridor through south Sefton and north Liverpool. Lorraine Rogers, chief executive of TMP, said: “The regeneration of Liverpool’s waterfront is one of the region’s key success stories, and the Mersey Waterfront programme in particular has made a real difference in enhancing this important asset for the region.”

Liverpool City Council chief executive Colin Hilton and regeneration boss John Kelly yesterday outlined the city's key developments to investors at MIPIM. Included in the list was Merepark's £160m Central Village development, which Hilton said would “be an important anchor point in joining the city centre together”. The plans of both the city’s football clubs were also discussed, with Hilton saying: “We are looking at site options with Everton, while if Liverpool can refinance, we're hopeful of positive news by summer.”