BBC. New life for Accrington ghost streets of terraced homes

Developers are converting "two-up, two down" homes into four bedroom houses in Accrington

Dec 5, 2012 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-20594789


Waiting for customers can be a lonely vigil for Mohammed Zahir in his corner shop.
His business is marooned among a sea of boarded up terraced houses in Accrington, east Lancashire, serving a remnant of a once thriving community.