PEOPLE in East Lancashire were shell-shocked by rising debts, according to hard-pressed money advice units.
Debt counselling had become a boom business in the recession-hit towns as people flocked to advisors for help.
The Citizen's Advice Bureau in Pendle said more than 200 people a month were going to them on money-related matters - 10 per cent were calls from people who had seen their small businesses crash.
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