'Benches on wrong side of street are hindering trade'

Two new benches in a Lancashire town centre have been fitted on the wrong side of a street outside a pub and cafe, potentially hampering their outdoor trade expansion hopes.

- by Aimee Seddon

New benches near the Ale House and Escape Coffee and Cocktails, at Market Place near Clitheroe Library have proven to be controversial.

They were installed as part of wider road, pavement and street furniture improvements to Market Place, with the work following similar upgrades to nearby Castle Street by Lancashire County Council and Ribble Valley Council.