[WillowTheWhisp]

If people in Rishton think that changing the name will give Rishton more significance I suggest they give it a re-think. At present Rishton is an equal part (just as equal as Accrington) within the borough of Hyndburn but once the name change takes place you can bet your bottom boot that it won't be long before the "and district" is missed off for sake of convenience and brevity and then Rishton and all the other "and districts" will be smothered up in the name Accrington. Do they really want that? When the borough was given the name of Hyndburn it was clear that no part was greater than the whole. Changing the name to Accrington and District is clearly saying that Accrington is far more important than any of the other towns.