Author Archives: Iain Nicholson

Efforts to boost Banbury town centre will go under the spotlight as part of a search for the best examples of work to stimulate Britain’s high streets. Cherwell District Council’s economic development team has entered Banbury for the Large Market … Continue reading →

Start-up and growing independent retailers will get a chance to trial a shop in Swindon town centre for a short period under a new scheme launched today, which helps to overcome one of the biggest barriers to empty shop units … Continue reading →

Three retailers who were drawn together by the Wallingford pop up shop project have opened their own permanent shop in the town. Hayley Shaw, Madeleine Tanner, and Devon Masters have opened a vintage fashion, accessories and crafts shop together under a joint … Continue reading →

The people and projects that are at the heart of work to strengthen Oxfordshire’s town centre economies are the focus of a conference in July. The Oxfordshire High Streets Conference will bring together people working on town centre vitality projects, … Continue reading →

The range of great places to eat and drink in Wantage and Grove are showcased in a new series of short films that give residents and visitors an insight into the choices available locally. There are seven short films in … Continue reading →

For The Herald newspaper series April 2016 You may have traded until now online, or at markets and trade fairs, or you may be established in another town and looking at Wallingford next. If your business adds to the retail … Continue reading →

More than 25 independent businesses and community organisations from around Banbury town centre will take their trade and talents out onto the streets for the Old Town Spring Party on Saturday 7 May. Independent shops, cafes, pubs, and restaurants will … Continue reading →

An online children’s clothing retailer is the first to market-test its business in Wallingford’s latest pop up shop. Run by a mum to two children, Emma Cooper, Mon Petit Oscar – www.monpetitoscar.com – specialise in clothes and shoes for newborns … Continue reading →

So another positive High Streets story (empty shop numbers at their lowest since December ’09) is diminished by being tied to another about long term empties (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/12147104/Shop-vacancies-fall-to-six-year-low-but-dry-January-drags-on-sales.html). Is it time for a more detailed study of these empties to separate … Continue reading →

Representatives of major Oxfordshire employers welcomed Careers Fest 2016 as a great opportunity for them to meet the next generation of employees. More than 50 employers, education organisations and training providers, and more than 1500 students, aged 14-18, from 15 Oxfordshire … Continue reading →