HEALTH chiefs in Pendle have launched plans to turn a Grade II listed building in Nelson into a £6.3million state-of-the-art health centre.
A ceremony was held at the site of the old Yarnspinners' Wharf Warehouse, next to Morrison's supermarket, off Scotland Road.
Officials from Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust and their partners in the project attended the launch at Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford.
They viewed drawings of the proposed conversion (below).
The Yarnspinners Health Centre is expected to be open for patients by spring 2005 and will serve the growing needs of more than 30,000 people.
The centre will be home to seven GP surgeries, dental practices and other medical services, including podiatry, speech and language therapy and a pharmacy.
David Peat, chief executive of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT, said: "It will be virtually a one-stop shop for the health needs of Nelson folk, as far as primary provision of services is concerned."
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