THE Mayor of Hyndburn, Coun Sonia Bramley-Haworth, opened the Inland Revenue's new headquarters in Accrington.

Castle House, a three-storey office block at Eastgate, was opened as part of a nationwide plan to improve service and increase efficiency.

It brought the work of tax offices in Accrington and Blackburn under one roof.

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