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A threefold plan for high streets in Surrey

Regenerating high streets and towns after the tragedy of COVID-19 calls for a collaborative and fully inclusive approach that uses existing assets and reflects the distinct identity of each place, says Michael Coughlin.

It is hard to believe that in December this year, it will be ten years since Mary Portas published an independent review into the state of our high streets and towns.

This was followed with the Grimsey Reviews of 2013, 2018 and last June's COVID-19 supplement, as well as the Government's own High Streets Task Force.

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