The Market Hall with all the individually-owned, specialist shops was brilliant! Instead the council changed it all and attracted major retailers like Debenham’s, Zara and H&M who couldn’t make it work so eventually left.
Why did it not work? Because the same councillors upheld the town’s parking charges.
How could they be so ridiculously stupid when 15 minutes away up Chorley New Road there is Middlebrook with dozens of top…