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Bootle is bidding to become the UK's first Town of Culture.

Bootle has enjoyed a cultural renaissance, with the arrival of cultural space Salt and Tar which has hosted Sir Tom Jones and Status Quo - whilst US musician Nile Rodgers is due to play a gig at the venue later this year.

Former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher and Lioness Alex Greenwood grew up in Bootle are part of a ten-person group of ambassadors supporting the bid, with a shortlist of towns expected to be announced in the spring.