He added: “It’s about 30 or 40 people who are affected, but there’s a wider impact on the village, because they spill out of these places and run down the main street. King Street in Whalley (Image: Lancs Live) “We’re always hearing about two or three o'clock in the morning people walking past, shouting their heads off…Quite a few people at the top of Queen Street moved out of it, sold the houses and moved away, three or four at the same time. It’s very stressful for the people who live nearby, and of course, it spills out into the rest of the village. “And we’ve been trying to persuade the council to take a more proactive approach to reinforce the licensing conditions and if possible to modify the existing conditions so that people don’t have to live with all this disruption in their lives. They’re absolutely sick of the nonsense that goes on, with things like people fighting in the street outside and climbing over walls of houses and terrific noise. Michael Wedgeworth, chair of the Queen Street Residents’ Action Group, told Lancs Live: “I’m chair of the Queen Street Residents’ Action Group.
Read more: Man wanted after kidnap and serious assault in Darwen sees four charged The situation is fast becoming unmanageable, according to some, but is absolutely not a problem according to others - making the village into something of a tale of two halves. Home to a sophisticated raft of independent shops, eateries and chic bars, its high street is brimming with chocolate box-style shops, cobbles and stunning buildings, while its picture postcard beauty rivals the Lake District.īut when the sun goes down, ugly scenes have been said to emerge from the shadows of some quarters, with claims of frequent vandalism, drunkenness and anti-social behaviour. Overlooked by an imposing, verdant hill and steeped in history, the village of Whalley is by day a sun-dappled idyll in the spring sunshine complete with a foaming river and an ancient abbey. It’s the utterly gorgeous Lancashire village nestled in a pastoral backdrop of breathtaking beauty - but it has a growing dark side.
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