{"id":212,"date":"2025-01-31T10:57:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmsltd.co.uk\/?p=212"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:16:09","slug":"accrington-town-centre-townscape-heritage-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmsltd.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/accrington-town-centre-townscape-heritage-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Accrington Town Centre Townscape Heritage Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Works Package<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The scheme aims to improve the highways and pedestrian spaces and environment within the town centre focusing on Blackburn Road and the space in front of the Town Hall 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