“In an example of sustainability, materials from a demounted Nightingale Hospitals have been reclaimed and reused to build a diagnostics centre in Beales department store, in… Read More »Health services on our high streets
“Sidmouth town centre still has a strong retail future” [Vince Page] “The future high street’s purpose will be so much more than just shopping… New… Read More »Reimagining our high streets: ‘drawing people in’
In Sidmouth, there were 13 more eating and drinking businesses – an increase of 17%. The number of retail shops between March 2020 and March 2022 is the… Read More »How has our high street changed?
A place for “raising awareness and providing a spot for folk to give feedback.” “This could be a real chance for real engagement on the… Read More »A pop-up green hub for Sidmouth’s high street?
“Virtually every home in the UK is subjected to air pollution above World Health Organization guidelines, according to the most detailed map of dirty air… Read More »“Significant air pollution” on Sidmouth’s High Street
“People think having cultural spaces such as theatres, museums, libraries and music venues on their high street makes their local area a better place to… Read More »Build back better on our High Streets
“Any help to attract people back will no doubt be welcome.” . There are quite a few links on the VGS website to government initiatives… Read More »Helping high streets reopen
“Local authorities need to be the captains of change and engage in this agenda.” . As suggested by the Guardian’s architecture correspondent, Oliver Wainwright: As… Read More »Reimagining the high street: creating green spaces
… as destination points. “We need planners and local authorities to recognise the importance of the hospitality and nightlife sector on the regeneration of our… Read More »Reinventing the high street – repurposing empty retail stores
There is a need to revisit the central core of town, to encourage a residential community with a mosaic of social and recreational facilities. Looking… Read More »The high street and Eastern Town: a sense of place
The feeling is that town centres have to be reshaped to equip them for a new future that draws people for different reasons such as… Read More »The future of our high streets: of levelling up and council funding
How to transform a town. . The Sidmouth Nub News has been doing its bit to help high street businesses: Covid-19: LIVE list of Sidmouth… Read More »A virtual high street for Sidmouth?
Community ownership… £5 sales… pop-up shops…? A renewed appreciation that Heritage is a money-spinner? . Today’s Herald online carries a piece about “concerns over the… Read More »Initiatives to help the high street
“Many town centres are defined by their distinctive historic character which can play a crucial role in creating an attractive setting … particularly as a… Read More »Reviving the high street: getting the mix right
Conversion of Sidmouth’s Barclays to residential apartments . High streets are losing their retail and banking services: Our changing shopping habits – Vision Group for… Read More »Turning high street banks into housing