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Originally Posted by Roy

Perhaps for developing skills? Maybe for training people to do things other than be a cashier?

Accrington College once occupied the site after it closed as a skill centre, so did HBC, but now they have both got their own buildings so the "skill centre" is empty and in need of re-development. Bet Asda are kicking themselves hemmed in on Hyndburn road and no room to do anything.

No offence to people that work at asda or in a store, but it aint exactly going to bring in the money.
If Accrington wants to do well, it needs to have better paid jobs as well as lower paid jobs. If everyone is paid low then the shops can only serve low paid people. This means the quality is not going to be good.

The evening papers are full of jobs, some well paid some not so well paid.

Training and education needs to be invested in, not bringing supermarkets into an already crowded market, to kill off the few sole traders we have. No matter how many jobs it brings in, its a waste, and can only mean the further demise of Accrington.

Accrington & Rossendale College have invested heavily in education and training in Accrington, they have rebuilt the Sandy Lane site and offer all sorts of courses, but at the end of the day a person has got to want to better him/herself don't you think?