[Acrylic-bob]

I am old enough to remember the same things being said about The Bees Knees and the Regency and the Warners Arms etc.etc. The only difference being that they had always been pubs. The owners didn't have to flex their financial muscle to shove a sucessful retailer out of the way in order to grab share of what is, apparently, a shrinking market.

Accrington Town Centre has lost even more retailing space as a result of this development. There are plenty of fading pubs in town which could have done with being given a new lease of life. Something to remember when we next have a moan about how lousy the shopping experience is in Accrington.