It is one of the largest council estates in Lancashire and for many years was a socially deprived area which has since 1997 seen a huge turnround as part of a problem-oriented policing initiativeresulting in a Government sustainable community award in 2005.
It is one of the largest council estates in Lancashire and for many years was a socially deprived area. This socially deprived area has since 1997 seen a huge turnround as part of a problem-oriented policing initiativeresulting in a Government sustainable community award in 2005.