Category Archives: News Centre

To visit another of our new Scotland tackling #highstreet vacancy commissions: Galashiels. Lots to reflect on including… …and more. Not least from our perspective that the town’s business improvement district team – BID for Galashiels – are already focused on … Continue reading →

…a really enjoyable, insightful first visit to Stirling city centre. We’re looking forward now to running our ‘audit, engage’ approach to see what more it tells us about the status, options and barriers to let of those ‘opportunities’ units and … Continue reading →

It’s really heartening to return to a town centre we’d run our ‘audit, engage’ approach in among earlier adopters for #TheVacantShopsAcademy and to find it looks to be moving forward strongly on a number of fronts. So back to the … Continue reading →

Historic landmarks, heritage buildings, seafront, #streetart and installations, treasured local characters, a market – all things that can be a factor in work to strengthen the vitality and viability of your town or city centre and its businesses today. It’d … Continue reading →

It was just one of those special town centres days… An insightful, enjoyable and encouraging trip to meet the team behind the Dewsbury Arcade regen story and some of those who’ll be a crucial part of its next chapter as … Continue reading →

If you could bring one empty unit in your town or city centre back into use, which would it be… and why…? Might it be because it’s a prominent, landmark maybe heritage building, it’s very long time empty, it looks … Continue reading →

“They’re not making this up. This is really what they see and are finding. Their day-to-day experience on and about the #highstreet.” It’s a line I was inspired to use while co-hosting the latest in a series of launch events … Continue reading →

A city that was home during my first run of radio days (who knew…?). A place I’ve returned to often down the years. Chance to see what’s changed and changing and catch up with some of the things that have … Continue reading →

Hugely cheering to see a town centre I’ve been visiting since the mid-1980’s and which means a lot to me, looking and seeming so well… As always when you’re somewhere to walk-see rather than work, it’s important to emphasise that … Continue reading →