The summary of relevant points and recommendations are as follows: 1. Both of them are located in the centre of town.

as 在这里是连词，表示"如同、按照"的意思。 follows 是动词 follow 的第三人称单数形式，follow 本意是"跟随"，在这里表示"如下所述"。 as follows 是一个固定搭配，意思是"如下"，用于引出将要列举的内容。