[Acrylic-bob]

I agree, it is high time something was done to improve the look of the town and redesigning Broadway will go a long way towards that. Does anyone remember those odd fountains that used to be at either end, they were like inverted cones? Who kept putting blue dye in them? Later on they were filled with earth and used as plant pots.

The positioning of the bus station is a thorny problem. Putting it near the train station makes good sense and gets buses away from the main shopping streets. But I also think that the council should look again at opening up the centre to cars. Closing off the junction between Burnley Road and Broadway has ruined the area for shopping, it turns Broadway into a cul-de-sac. Traders at the time warned that the reduction in cars passing through the town centre would have a devastating effect on business and now it seems that this has come to pass. It has got to be a bad sign when even the charity shops are closing.