DORENE Jones has been appointed manager of the new £3.5 million Globe Centre due to open in Accrington later this summer.

Dorene joins Globe Enterprises on long term secondment from Hyndburn Borough Council, where she has worked in the property services department for the past 16 years.

She will be responsible for managing the centre - the former Platts building - which will provide around 70,000 sq ft of business accommodation, together with a restaurant, brasserie, hotel rooms and parking.

Dorene, who lives in Accrington, is a section officer with the Special Constabulary in her spare time.

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