It doesn't matter who is in charge, we are the ones changing things here

Daniel Davies on Victoria Road in New Brighton, by a mural of the local rock band The Mysterines (Image: Andy Stenning/Daily Mirror)

A decade ago, New Brighton was like many other seaside towns across the UK, with tourism drying up and empty shops dominating the streets. But taking a walk down Victoria Road now shows things are very different for the town.

It’s full of new shops, bars, restaurants and street art. That’s in large part down to Daniel Davies, who grew up in the town before leaving to work in London. Speaking to the ECHO , Daniel explained that he had a change of heart after he kept returning from London where he worked and was met with a street full of boarded up shops.

Seven years ago, he began buying up a series of empty units and converted them into new venues, su