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Sadly I think that many areas of Accrington are depressed and run-down.

I grew up on Stanley Street and the area was always clean and the house well-kept. I actually walked around the same area a few weeks ago for the first time in years and many the houses are in a poor state of repair. I beleive that many of those houses are now owned by private landlords who, has already been said, allow these houses to just deteriorate over time. Sadly a member of my own family owns a house around there, rents it out, and has done nothing with it since they bought it.

It was sad to see the area in such disrepair. You can of course blame the landlords and the economic situation of Accrington, but it's also a reflection of the attitudes of people living in that area now. There's no pride anymore and that was clearly evident.

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lol you have to be one with the (k)rapness to live here right?? :tongueout

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I would say steiner street.... living there a long time. Growing up and the like.... but emma street AKA the shortcut to sportsy. There is a depressing street if you ever saw one. How long are the council going to leave that road? Always muddy and fully of MASSIVE puddlesFFS they always seem to be digging at top of steiner street and along the road and then putting it back much to the dull suprise that after a short while it looks exactly the same.

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Unless you live over here please keep comments like that to yourself please. It might be a reflection of the attitudes of SOME OF THE PEOPLE, believe it or not some of us still do have pride. This area is by no means one of the worse but the main reason it appears to be rundown is because of private landlords and the scum they move in, ok most of the scum.:mad:

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i would rather rent private than end up in an areas where housing accociations own the houses(or did at one point) like woodnook, church, fern gore, huncoat ETC...

does that make me scum? hehe

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As I remember Emma Street is unadopted and is not under council control, the people who live on a unadopted road or street are responsible for the upkeep, I once lived on Eagle Street in Ossy which was unadopted, and we had to maintain the roadway ourselves

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hey i didnt know that. How does that come about?

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When the houses were built they were never adopted by the council, there may have been a reason back in those days, occasionally roads are adopted but not often, I think one in Belthorn was few years back, but am not 100% about that:confused:

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I know exactly the kind of person you are, so I'll air my comments as and when I see fit.

When I was growing up in that area some people rented their houses, but they were still seen sweeping the pavement and scrubbing their doorsteps, the same as those people who owned their homes. That's the kind of pride I was referring to.

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I going to stop using that word because lots of decent people rent private.:o

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It must be Cornwall St because not many people know where it is.
But I could be wrong.:)

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to be fair it is a dump and something really needs to be done about.

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Please enlighten me.:)

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Before I married in 1963, I bought a 2-up 2-down house in Persia Street (Next door to Bob Dobson's parents) and lived there for 3-years before selling up and moving away with my job.. Persia Street in those days was populated with house-proud families who took pride in their surroundings, and lay in the heart of the Blackburn Road community with a wide range of shops selling every conceivable item pre-supermarket days. Alas that part of the town has been overtaken by the modern way of life and, I fear, has sunk into the abyss of neglect and depravation. Be interesting to see if the regeneration program succeeds in turning back the clock!

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Lydia Street has to be the most depressing street in Accy