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Shop Hartlepool: Why town centre marketing campaigns are good for places, businesses and shoppers

It goes without saying that Covid has been an immense challenge for pretty much everyone – whether because of the disruption to businesses, or on a personal and human level. It can be hard to draw positives out of such a difficult time, but one side-effect of the pandemic, as I’ve noted before, has been a renewed emphasis on, and appetite for, shopping independent and…

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Explainer: High Streets Task Force versus Future High Streets Fund and Towns Fund

This plain-English explainer looks at what’s going on with the High Streets Task Force, Future High Streets Fund and Towns Fund, and how they are different.