The seriousness of the challenge facing UK High Streets was recognised in yesterday’s Budget, which provided £1.5 billion and other forms of support to them. These included immediate reductions in business rates for small retailers, consultations on the need…
Business rates are inequitable and unrelated to business performance and unfairly hit high street businesses. Chairman of New West End Company (a leading London Business Improvement District), Sir Peter Rogers, has launched a proposal for interim and immediate business…
Among the initiatives being funded from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) grant is the recruitment of a full time rough sleeper coordinator at the council to work with its partner agencies Catching Lives and Porchlight,…
