Category Archives: Case Studies

Why streetart…?

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Iain Nicholson

“Absolutely amazing”. “Brilliant.” “Awesome work”. “Beautiful.” “Wow.” “Stunning.” “Love this.” 800+ reactions, 80+ comments in just 4 hours (and counting), the vast majority of them variations on those above. It’s the latest wall art by the team we’re lucky to … Continue reading →

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Platform at the heart of Crewe’s regen journey…

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

One of the joys of this job is that it takes you to different places, you meet brilliant people working hard to make their town or city the best it can be… …and you find special stories. This is one. … Continue reading →

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All change at Crewe…

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

There’s a really interesting and encouraging story emerging here… …and very different to our first ‘audit’ walk-see in the autumn of ‘22. This is Crewe town centre, and the list above is the result of work over a number of … Continue reading →

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150+ years old but it’s time is now…

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Another intriguing element of our tackling vacancy work in Tredegar is the role an historic landmark is playing now and might do going forward. It’d be really interesting to hear examples from #highstreet #placemaking colleagues of famous features in your … Continue reading →

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Why ‘look’ might be first…

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Brilliant to be back in Tredegar to see the latest in their stunning wall and street art series, with more to follow… It’s a really insightful example I know other ‘place partnership’ teams are taking an interest in of how … Continue reading →

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Pride in Place…

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Two of the really encouraging and inspiring projects (of many) I’ve seen since starting our tackling vacancy work… …are things you might take a moment to wonder how they help places reduce their headline vacancy rate and improve the mix … Continue reading →

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Part of the why for wall art…

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

It’s great to see stunning #streetart out & about in town and city centres… …and I am a big believer in the positive impact it can have on a place, including where we’re working on tackling #highstreet vacancy. So it … Continue reading →

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All change at Crewe…

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

It’s a town centre with a really interesting tackling vacancy story emerging. Sensibly, everyone involved here – agents, landlords, businesses, community, cultural organisations, councils, chamber, BID – is emphasising there’s much to do yet. And there is. When we did … Continue reading →

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Upper Floors Study on stage…

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

“The team brings together council specialists in planning and building standards with architects, developers and commercial letting agents to find new and innovative uses for un- or under-used premises above the ground floor level of the Granite Mile.” …and so … Continue reading →

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Tackling town and city centre vacancy. A blog…

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

I’d really like to thank Prof Leigh Sparks for sharing his Stirlingretail platform for this piece on tackling vacancy…! “A few years ago a Council leader, not too far from here, asked me what single thing could he do to … Continue reading →

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