A £65m housing scheme looking onto Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium has been completed as part of regeneration of the city's Northern Docks. After almost three years, Torus has finalised work on the 195-home canalside development at Hartley Locks.

The scheme on Lightbody Street comprises of 185 apartments and a further 10 townhouses. The properties will be managed on a rent-to-buy basis.

Completion of the Hartley Locks project also included major redevelopment of a row of historic railway arches for commercial use, which is anticipated to create new jobs in the area. It is hoped the new homes can bolster further developments in the north of the city.

Steve Coffey, Torus group chief executive, said: "Hartley Locks is a landmark development that meets overwhelming demand for high-qualit

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