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Forget Peppa Pig - It's Time to Take the Future of High Streets Seriously

Julian Dobson | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: High Streets, Community, Town Centres, Portas Pilots, UK Business. Mary Portas, Bristol Pound, Brixton Pound, UK Politics News
Julian Dobson

What neither the government and local councils nor their critics have tended to recognise is that it has taken 30 years and more for the traditional British high street to reach crisis point; high streets will not be rescued in weeks or months.

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15 Town Centres To Be Helped With £1.5m Portas Funds

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK
Read More: Funds, 15 High Streets, Mary Portas, UK News, Grant Shapps, High Street, Portas Pilots, UK News

Another 15 town centres are to be given extra cash for regeneration projects following a review by retail queen Mary Portas, local government minister...

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What Kind of Support Do Our High Streets Need?

Julian Dobson | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK
Read More: High Streets, Town Teams, Retail, Portas Pilots, Property, Portas Review, UK Business, Mary Portas, UK News
Julian Dobson

As any team competing in the Euro 2012 championships knows, having the right support behind you can make all the difference. But sometimes supporters can be a liability: they make headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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