A NELSON town centre car park was due to re-open today after work to extend it for use by "drop-in" shoppers.

The Manchester Road car park, previously for disabled drivers only, has been extended into the town centre pedestrian area to increase the number of spaces from 21 to 35, 17 of which are short-stay - to allow people to visit one or two shops. The others will continue to be for disabled drivers.

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