A THREE quarters of a million pounds facelift for a troubled Burnley estate was announced during a visit by junior housing minister Marion Roe.

The money was earmarked for the Stoops estate, where problems with vandalism, crime and unemployment were making homes difficult for the council to let.

The proposed scheme included landscaping, tree planting and moves to improve security.

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