Seven Sisters towers would need 'significant sum' to be saved, Andy Burnham says
Saving the iconic Seven Sisters towers will cost a 'significant' sum, Andy Burnham has said as he welcomed the news that the social housing blocks could be saved. Four of the landmark high-rise buildings in Rochdale were set to be knocked down, but bosses are now looking at ways to avoid demolition.
Mr Burnham told BBC Radio Manchester this morning that he is 'pleased' to hear the news. However, the Greater Manchester mayor said modernising the tower blocks would cost a 'significant amount of money'.
He added: "Ever since I've been mayor, there's been that cloud hanging over the Seven Sisters. To have the [interim chief executive] say the right thing is to keep it, the campaigners will rightly feel delighted, they will feel vindicated, and I always had it in my heart that they were right.
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