[claytonender]

There are some good specialist shops in Warner Street, maybe the shpooing area needs to be refocused in that area.

The Broadway/Market area are so depressing with an apolopgy for a Market and the pound shops (not forgetting the empty shops).

I find it hard to understand why it has cost so much money to revamp Broadway - why did they need to pay consultants to come up with a plan. Surely returning it to how it was, with the raised flower beds and plenty of forms was all people wanted.

I also think the Market had more character when it was temporaily relocated to Broadway. A thriving vibrant Market would encourage people to want to shop in Accrington, you only have to go to Bury to see how a Market, with lots of different stalls can encourage people to shop in a town. Todmorden has only got a small outdoor Market, but it has several specialist food stalls, which seem to be very well patronised.