Blackburn town centre could be set for makeover as 4m lottery cash bid submitted

THE FINAL draft of a A 4million bid for Heritage Lottery cash to give the historic Victorian centre of Blackburn a makeover is ready for submission, councillors are due to be told tonight. Borough regeneration boss Phil Riley hopes the detailed and slightly amended plan, originally proposed in 2013, will win the money for a five-year project to restore 19th-century buildings at the heart of the town centre.