A BID for £25million of government cash to transform an East Lancashire town, including restoring its Victorian market and creating new manufacturing and job-creation sites, has been submitted. The Darwen Town Deal Investment Plan hopes to lever another £75m of private sector and council investment in to boost an improvement blueprint for the next ten years. The document was this week sent to housing, communities and local government secretary Robert Jenrick. Proposals include: restoring the town’s Victorian market, creating a new food hall and ‘makers market’ to attract visitor; cash for Darwen s library and Library Theatre and improved car parking.