Letter: Town is shadow of former self

4:35pm Wednesday 1st August 2012 in Opinion

Blackburn is not the town it was 50 years ago (‘Critics rap survey claiming Blackburn folk aren’t satisfied with their lot,’ LT, July 27).

Yes, the built environment is much better in most cases and air quality is much improved and both schools and health facilities have been transformed.

Its industrial base, whilst more balanced, is but a shadow of its former self like so many towns.The town has increasingly lost its middle-class and upwardly mobile working-class populations who have fled to the suburbs and well beyond, leaving behind a much less socially cohesive and affluent place.

Those who fled' may now only return to work there and possibly shop there, though the car gives them a choice to go elsewhere.

I suspect that many of those who are responsible for running the town live miles from its urban centres or outside the borough altogether so can present a rosy picture whilst retreating to their rural idylls at the end of the day.

Noiticer (via website).

Comments (3)

10:12pm Fri 3 Aug 12

Anthony Nixon says...

It is very difficult to open a shop these days......rent and rates are the killer, just look at Portfolio arts and crafts closing.
Aquamania seem to have got it right, Ashley the owner has a number of stores opening on the top floor and in this time of recession more could take a leaf out his book.

Hand on Art a new art and craft store in blackburn has just opened on the top floor of aquamania, why not check them out or visit their e store at Http://hand-on-art.c
om
It is very difficult to open a shop these days......rent and rates are the killer, just look at Portfolio arts and crafts closing. Aquamania seem to have got it right, Ashley the owner has a number of stores opening on the top floor and in this time of recession more could take a leaf out his book. Hand on Art a new art and craft store in blackburn has just opened on the top floor of aquamania, why not check them out or visit their e store at Http://hand-on-art.c om Anthony Nixon

6:11pm Sun 5 Aug 12

aggressive.onion.vendor says...

blackburn is destined to become a monoculture in general 'rednecks' of every description, all overseen by a corrupt inept and philistine local oligarchy.
blackburn is destined to become a monoculture in general 'rednecks' of every description, all overseen by a corrupt inept and philistine local oligarchy. aggressive.onion.vendor

6:27pm Sun 5 Aug 12

aggressive.onion.vendor says...

actually if you really want to know witness why blackburn is mired in self pity and obsolescence then refer to this other story on LET;http://www.lanca
shiretelegraph.co.uk
/news/blackburndarwe
nhyndburnribble/9856
849.Food_bank_to_be_
set_up_in_Blackburn/
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entsList
No world view,just another opportunity to exorcise bigotry and predjudice.
actually if you really want to know witness why blackburn is mired in self pity and obsolescence then refer to this other story on LET;http://www.lanca shiretelegraph.co.uk /news/blackburndarwe nhyndburnribble/9856 849.Food_bank_to_be_ set_up_in_Blackburn/ ?action=success#comm entsList No world view,just another opportunity to exorcise bigotry and predjudice. aggressive.onion.vendor

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