'This village is more than the monster that lived here'

'This village is more than the monster that lived here'The village on the border of Merseyside has been tainted by the horrific killer who lived thereView 5 Images Church Road, Banks (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)"A lot of people in the village feel it's been tainted by what's happened, understandably, but we want to show the other side of it." It's a meeting place for the village, it's been completely refurbished all by our volunteers in four weeks flat which is amazing." View 5 Images Church Road, Banks (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)‌Having been a trustee at The Hub since 2021, she explained how the village remains close-knit in the face of adversity. My son didn’t want to live here so he lived with his grandma for months. "People are moving into this village because they wan this rural lifestyle, but yet we're still so close to Southport.