Blackburn in Lancashire has won the top prize at the annual Great British High Street Awards. The competition, now in its third year, attracted over 900 entries from villages, market towns and larger towns across the UK. The competition recognises work done to promote city locations, town centres, large market towns, small market towns, coastal communities, villages as well as local centres. The winners are selected by a jury, who visited 42 shortlisted locations. There is also one public vote, which saw Hebden Bridge named the ‘People’s Choice’. Winners in each category get a share of a prize pot worth £100,000. The competition is run by the Future High Street Forum, a not-for-profit body that brings tog... continue
Local authorities are using new powers to seize and crush vehicles used by fly-tippers. Councils are also calling for the closure of a legal loophole that means enforcement officers have to give some fly-tippers seven days written warning before inspecting them and seizing evidence. The Local... continue
The Great British High Street competition has revealed some of the nation’s best high streets, with 27 finalists now having the chance to impress an expert judging panel and battle it out in a public vote to be crowned Britain’s best. Between now and 18 November you can cast your vote... continue
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High Streets Minister Marcus Jones has called on communities across the country to enter their villages, towns and cities into the Great British High Street competition 2016. Now in its 3rd year, the competition celebrates the great work that is being done to revive, adapt and diversify the... continue
London mayor Sadiq Khan will be watching developments in Luxembourg's system closely, having already outlined plans to consult on bringing forward the Ultra-Low Emission Zone, making it harder to bring polluting vehicles along major arterial routes or a wider section of central... continue
A new report into Town Centre Investment Zones report, launched by a group of property industry experts and planners, including Peter Brett Associates, demonstrates that asset management of the high street could unlock much-needed investment for local authorities and communities to transform their areas. The project outlined aims to test whether it is possible to establish an... continue
UK environment ministers will be taken to court within weeks to make them speed up plans to reduce dangerous urban air pollution, reports The Guardian. Alan Andrews, Lawyer for ClientEarth, which last year forced the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to come up... continue
Data released by The Local Data Company (LDC) and British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that traditional independent shops have closed more shops than were opened in the first half of 2015 in Britain’s town centres whilst the chains also continue their retreat. For the first... continue
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