Rawtenstall regroups after 'Portas town' disappointment (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Rawtenstall regroups after 'Portas town' disappointment
10:00am Thursday 31st May 2012 in Business
RAWTENSTALL’S bid to be a Portas Pilot town may have been unsuccessful, but campaigners are still optimistic about the town centre’s future.
Nelson was awarded £100,000 by the government’s High Street Innovation Fund announcement last week, the only Lancashire town to benefit.
But a second round of grants are due to be issued in July, and the Rawtenstall Town Team are loooking to tweak their their bid before the June 30 deadline.
Funding is to be used to support rate discounts for new start-up businesses taking on empty properties.
June Worsley, chair of Rossendale Revivial, said the scheme had been a catalyst for Rawtenstall businesses despite so far failing to secure money.
Comments(5)
mavrick
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11:26am Thu 31 May 12
I think this is a political gimmick of the lowest order.
ossybolt
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12:05pm Thu 31 May 12
market buildings as say in Accrington for the very good cooked meat,fish and various cafe outlets.Also they could be used for social events and exhibitions.
AndyD123
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12:47pm Thu 31 May 12
mavrick
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1:54pm Thu 31 May 12
AndyD123 wrote:I have been saying this for years, councillors for some reason seem to think the town centre is the be all and end all. they then price cars out of the towns, people just want somewhere to go in their spare time, And dare I suggest a good Market wins every time.
ossybolt is right. I doubt that many people would choose to do their weekly shopping between 4 or 5 high street shops ... walking between them laden with bags in the rain before hauling them all back to the carpark. Why do that when everything is under one roof with a convenient car park on its doorstep.
Pendlesider says...
10:44am Thu 31 May 12