[Margaret Pilkington]

Sue, I pass the train station regularly on my way up to see Ma...it rarely seems busy.

I just hope that there are a lot more people like you, who feel that this development is in the right place...and are willing to travel into town.......I fear that however much I wish it, it won't happen.
I can't see it having much influence on bringing people into the town from outside.......it might take plenty of folk out though, to shop in more attractive compact centres.

Blackburn Road is depressing, it has been allowed to become that way.
It used to have a good variety of shops....and if you think that bit of Accrington is depressing have a look at the bit going out of town towards Blackburn...it is dire.

My main concern is that for the elderly(many of whom shop on the market and in the Market Hall) this bus station will be too far away from where they have traditionally shopped.....the Market and the Market Hall.
It shifts the centre of town to where the scenery is dire too...that bit of Blackburn road.