ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mary queen of high-street flops, pilots research suggests

Ten out fof the 12 towns which received £100,000 government funding to boost their high-street fortunes have seen a decline in the number of occupied shop units, BBC Radio 4 documentary indicates.

Most of the towns which received DCLG funding to boost their high-street fortunes have seen a decline in the number of occupied shop units, research commissioned for BBC Radio 4's 'You and Yours' programme has uncovered.

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