POLITICIANS have called for action to be taken on two 'eyesore' town centre sites.

Pendle Borough Council’s Colne committee agreed to take action to deal with what they described as 'problem buildings' in the town centre.

The two buildings identified by committee members were the Sugar House and Tower Bar in Keighley Road.

Councillors will now contact the owners of the sites and work with them to make the necessary improvements.

Raising his concerns Cllr Jonathan Nixon said, “These two buildings in a prime location in Colne have started to look worse for wear, so I thought it best to bring the matter to Colne Area Committee so that we can decide the best way to improve the buildings. It will be on our ‘Problem Buildings’ list until we are satisfied with the outcome, whatever that may be.”

Pendle peer Tony Greaves, who is the deputy leader of council of Pendle Council, said: “We want to see something done with both of these buildings so they contribute to the ongoing success that is Colne town centre.

“The Tower Bar is an important building on the top of the main street in the town centre. Apart from ground floor it has been empty for a long time. The council and councillors are keen that a solution is found to it. The building has a lot to offer and we want to see it brought back into use as soon as possible

“The Sugar House is a scruffy looking place and I don’t think it does anything for the town. We are looking at taking positive action with both of these buildings.”

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson said: “I strongly welcome councillors looking to take action on this. Colne town centre is a huge success story at the moment. We have seen some real progress in the town.

“It is the best it’s been in years. But there are one or two buildings throughout the town which are an eyesore.

“I would urge the owners of the buildings to work with the council in order to keep the positivity in the town centre going.”

In June 2016 the committee approved a plan to force the owner of the former Blockbuster store in Colne to improve the appearance of the site, or face a court imposed fine.