A PUBLIC meeting will be held at Bacup Leisure Hall on Friday at 7.30pm.

Residents and traders from Bacup and Stacksteads are invited to discuss the bid for £4.75m to regenerate the towns.

Topics will include redeveloping areas such as Lee Mill, more CCTV cameras and new swimming pool facilities.

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