Arts Council England has published a new report which shows the value of culture to high streets - A High Street Renaissance: How arts and culture bring people and pride back to our high streets . The research shows that 69% of people believe having cultural spaces such as theatres, museums, libraries and music venues on their high street makes their local area a better place to live....
A number of key towns across the West Country have registered the largest quarterly fall in empty shops since 2006, according to Colliers International’s latest research.
Colliers International’s National Retail Barometer for Q3 2014 shows that the average void rate across the UK by number of units now stands at 13 per cent. Bournemouth, Chippenham, Plymouth and Worcester were among 12...
Plymouth City Council is ahead of the majority of local authorities in launching a strategy to support the city centre’s high street retailers according to a report released by former Wickes chief executive Bill Grimsey.
Plymouth has already begun plans to implement a free wi-fi system for use on the high street, one of the key recommendations of the report published today.
