[Acrylic-bob]

There's a thing, now I recall. Is there any word on the oceans of development cash that these things were supposed to attract to the area?Has Rossendale seen an upsurge in tourism and job creation yet? Are the glitterati abandoning places like Milan and Bilbao and making a bee-line for Rossendale yet?

Or were we right to say "NOT IN OUR BACKYARD"?

The Council may very well be behind the Panopticon, but we seasoned residents of Hyndburn are all too familiar with the enthusiasms of local councils and, sadly, what they inevitably lead to.