The £70m plan includes refurbishing Accrington Market Hall into a food and cultural venue A £70m plan to transform the centre of Accrington would make the town "vibrant, bustling and proud", a ...

The hunt is on for artists to create three new murals in Accrington town centre as part of huge regeneration plans.

Broadway, Accrington, 1979 (Picture: Newsquest) It was taken in 1979 and shows the flower beds in front of the main parade of shops on Broadway in Accrington which included Woolworth’s and Marks and ...