A NEW strategy has been unveiled for better living in Hyndburn.

The Community Strategy for Hyndburn will target crime, housing and environment, health, economy, education and employment.

Put together by Hyndburn First, the borough's strategic partnership board, it brings together several agencies including the police, borough and county councils, the private sector, and others to implement changes and improvements on issues raised by residents.

Presenting it at a meeting of the Accrington Area Committee, Mark Hopley, Hyndburn First's community strategy co-ordinator, said it was the first time the various agencies had worked together.