Complex sentence: The commercial life of Hednesford has suffered a rapid decline since the 1980s as the town loses out to larger towns and cities nearby, and the main street of Hednesford, Market Street, has become particularly dilapidated over the 1990s despite attempts at cosmetic face lifts.
Split into simpler sentences: The commercial life of Hednesford has suffered a rapid decline since the 1980s as the town lost out to larger towns and cities nearby. The main street of Hednesford, Market Street, has become particularly dilapidated over the 1990s despite attempts at cosmetic face lifts.