Nelson’s Bus/rail interchange

On 6 December 2008, business leaders and guests took a symbolic journey from the past to the future to open Nelson’s new bus/rail interchange. This is a key part of the town centre's regeneration, funded by Lancashire County Council (£3.5m), Pendle Partnership (£1m), and Pendle Council, who donated the land. The modern, fully glazed building off Railway Street and Broadway provides:

Projects include

Town centre improvements, Nelson

Massive investment over the next five years will stimulate new retailing, leisure and office developments, and enhance the built environment and public spaces, including more parking.

Specific improvements will include

New War Memorial

Lord Shuttleworth, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, dedicated a new war memorial in Memorial Square on Saturday 17 October 2009. Read more . . .

VIDEO

A DVD of the dedication ceremony, by Pendle Movie Makers, is available for sale in aid of the Poppy Fund. Contact Michael Sutcliffe, 01282 618751.

ACE Centre

The new £6.3m arts, culture and enterprise centre opened on 8 June in the heart of Nelson.

It's a significant step forward for the latest regeneration scheme on the former Grand Cinema site, next to Number One Market Street, which houses Pendle Council's walk-in Contact Centre.

Number One Market Street

This flagship £5m building on the former Grand Cinema site, owned and managed by Barnfield Investment Properties, is the outcome of an award-winning partnership between Pendle Council and Liberata UK Limited. It signals the town's rebirth, and will bring 300 new jobs to the area in the next few years. Read more . . .

Colne precinct

The public area outside Colne’s shopping precinct opposite Dockray Street was treated to a £150,000 facelift in July 2008. The previously run-down area was revived with high-quality landscaping and street lighting, communal seating areas, new-look shop canopies, plus extra short-stay car parking for shoppers.

Prominent sites and buildings in deprived areas

This project will bring back into use prominent sites and buildings which have been neglected but still have a significant life left. Investment in sites, buildings, and infrastructure will provide significant mixed employment creation. It will help to encourage further investment in Nelson and Colne by restoring fading buildings to their former glory and equipping them for up-to-date sustainable use.