Town centre boost for Nelson

NELSON town centre is to get a six-figure facelift with funds from the Northwest Regional Development Agency.

Pendle Council has received a £911,000 grant which will be used to improve paving surfaces and install lighting and street furniture in the Memorial Square and Market Street areas near the Town Hall and library.

The funding follows previous NWDA investment at office development Number One Market Street and The Ace Centre, which houses a theatre/cinema, conference facilities and a creative workspace.

Brian Cookson, executive director for Regeneration at Pendle Council, said: “This is one of many exciting projects which will really turn Nelson town centre around.
“We now have Number One Market Street, a new state-of-the-art bus and rail interchange and the Arts, Culture and Enterprise (ACE) Centre is set to open next month. These are all crucial pieces of the jigsaw which will help to attract visitors to the area.”

These improvement works will in June and finish in October.