Shoppers have said that they are hoping the planned transformation of a "Soviet eyesore" would improve their town. A proposal has been put forward for the two floors of offices at Byron House on Front Street, Arnold to be turned into flats.
Under the plans the vacant offices would be converted into 12 self-contained residential flats. Locals said that the transformation of the top part of the building would be a positive, although there were some reservations over whether there was enough room and parking for the apartments.
Jean Lintorn, 70, who is retired and lives in Arnold, said that the current building resembled a "Soviet looking" block. It's a bloody eyesore at the minute. It looks a bit communist - like one of the those grey Soviet looking things.
