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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
I totally agree with you on this one A-b. Will probably get called the "all our yesterdays brigade" again but Accrington used to have its own individual character which has been totally lost now. It could be regained to some extent with a little more common sense approach to planning but I can't see it happening. We are supposed to believe that all the changes are good for us.
I love Hebden Bridge. It has character. It also has a lot of interesting shops.
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ouch... should have ducked....!!
Accrington has a lot going for it, much of the TC is historic. Most feel people that the historic elements are the main asset. I agree totally and believe we can do a lot to recapture that essence.
Interestingly the French voted against the EU [well the socialist left did anyway] because of Article 3 on free trade. French red tape controls all sorts of urban retail developments and keeps French town centres characteristically French both in look and importantly in their independent local retail make up as opposed to laissez faire supply and demand.