THE Farnworth community has rallied after burglars broke into a pet supplies shop in the early hours of Tuesday. Two offenders, hooded up and wearing masks, forced their way into Nigel’s Pet Supplies on The Market Precinct at around 5.15am with a crowbar. Owner Nigel Cain, who has run his business for 32 years, was woken by an alert on his phone, which warned him that the shop alarm had gone off. He quickly made his way over to his store and called the police. Nigel, 53, from Farnworth, said: “When I was driving in I was hoping it was a false alarm.
I read with interest how Farnworth town centre is to be ‘rebooted’ and made more upmarket to appeal to young professionals, artists and artisans, by building 200 new homes on King Street. It seems a small ‘gentrified quarter’ is to be developed for hipsters with cafe bars, delis, pop up gin bars and art galleries and its own eco system, with a linear park giving it a ‘village feel’ with a small market too. It all sounds very nice, but will all the rest of us from Farnworth be welcome to enjoy the attractions, or will there be some sort of barrier to prevent the lower orders from bringing the ambience down?
£50 million vision for Farnworth Market Precinct revealed
The plans, which include more than 200 modern homes will go to a public consultation in the new year
11:19, 14 DEC 2020
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