Shaw centre to get a spruce-up

SPARKLING clean and chewing gum free — that’s how the streets of Shaw will look after a £125,000 revamp.

Paved areas in the centre will be deep-cleaned to remove gum and the flags will then be re-sanded and treated with a magi-coat sealant.

Target areas include the length of Market Street, from High Street, into Milnrow Road to Travis Street, including all paved side roads, the newly-laid areas of Newtown Street, plus outside the children’s centre and around the war memorial.

There will also be improvements to Crompton Way with resurfacing work, new safety barriers and realigned guardrails.

The refurbishment work will be funded through an agreement with Asda — made when the Shaw branch was built — which pledged to pay £200,000 for district centre improvements and £112,000 for highway improvement works undertaken before 2012.

Councillor Rod Blyth, cabinet member for people and communities, said: “These works are designed to improve the environment of Shaw town centre and they demonstrate the value of such agreements.

“The deep-cleaning of the town centre will bring the area back to its best. The gateways into Shaw have long required improvement. These works are part of a wider range of improvements that have been developed in consultation with local traders and shoppers.

“To date that has also included better traffic and pedestrian signs, a new pedestrian crossing in High Street, the creation of short-stay parking spaces, a new seating area in Farrow Street, the pedestrianisation of Newtown Street, the installation of cycle stands plus the ‘Think Local…Shop Shaw’ campaign.”

Work is expected to start next month and will last for around four weeks.