A NEW website is being launched to back a town’s bid for national lottery funding.

Rossendale Borough Council has already been successful in securing £112k from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, match-funded by £15k from the council to develop the initial bid to regenerate Haslingden town centre.

The website details the £2.5 million plans for the town – including the creation of a landscaped pocket park at Cockerill Square, behind shops on Higher Deardengate linking to the town’s market.

Leader of the council Alyson Barnes said: “The plans that have been proposed for Haslingden town centre offer real potential to support not just the existing shops and businesses but also to attract new investment into the town.

“If we are successful in securing a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, I believe it will lead to Haslingden town centre becoming much more attractive for residents and also a popular location for visitors to Rossendale.”