Rows of boarded-up terraced houses in Accrington to be brought back to life with �10m revamp

These streets in Accrington, Lancashire, look more like a ghost town than a once thriving industrial area. But they are to be given a new lease of life in a �10million revamp. According to Hyndburn Council deputy leader Clare Pritchard, the Woodnook area of Accrington was left in limbo when the coalition Government came into power in 2010 and dropped the Pathfinder Housing Market Renewal Scheme. Now a private firm, PlaceFirst has stepped in to help the council give the town a spruce up.

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