Category Archives: News Centre

The Positives Summit…

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

This is what happens if you put 100-plus ‘Positives’ in a room for two and a half hours… …even if it’s a virtual one. And so my reflections on an inspiring, insightful first HighStreetPositives summit, albeit a little later than … Continue reading →

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Making a move…

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Shops moving from one to another building in your town or city centre is always an interesting and important part of the story. It can be for a range of reasons and I would love to hear examples from #property … 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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Another week, more new openings…

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

This is why I’m so optimistic about the future for our town and city centres. The new openings in our image set, different types in varying towns, but sharing a story of investment, hard work and imagination to get the … Continue reading →

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What’s new…

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

A very welcome new shop, a popular eatery, maybe something creative or community… What’s making the news on your town or city centre social media channels…? It could be a #retail or #hospitality business opening, brand or indie – and … 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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New from The Vacant Shops Academy…

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Iain Nicholson

Time to unveil our emerging set of guides and briefing notes on and around the challenge of tackling vacancy… They draw on projects and initiatives we’ve been involved with or seen, and our work with place leaders and managers in … 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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