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Portas Pilots….town centres facing their ‘war of the worlds’
Horse and Cart, Clacton War of the Worlds 1952 (EAFA 1990) When I read Grant Shapps’ announcement (4th February) of a competition to select 12 local pilots to test ‘Town Teams’ recommended by the...
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Government’s approach to High Streets is a victory of PR over the substance...
Now that the dust has settled on the Budget, NPPF and Government’s response to the Portas Town Centre review, we know two things for certain about the future of our High Streets. Firstly, Government...
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Moving your ‘Town Team’ up the Local Economic Growth league tables….
I started my first blog this year on town centres (Portas Pilots…town centres facing their own War of the Worlds) with a reference to Clacton’s 1952 amateur film production of the HG Wells classic....
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A ‘fairytale in England’….what does your LEP or local authority want for Xmas?
After one of the most challenging years for economic growth and development that I can remember, LEPs and local authorities (LAs) need and deserve all the riches that the twelve days of festivities can...
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BIDs to end the high street war of the worlds…
the recipe for high street success – another report from a retail guru? How many ‘retail gurus’ does it take to reinvent a High Street? The outbreak of hostilities between Mary (‘I must have done...
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