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Survey work developing an evidence base in Southwold demonstrates the importance of properly understanding town centre issues. Southwold is a seemingly prosperous place with a high dependency on the visitor economy. Anecdotal evidence has, however, suggested that independent businesses are vulnerable to rising costs. These businesses are perceived as an essential element of the town…
New guidance prepared on Worksop for Bassetlaw Council, may be helpful to other councils looking to turn-around their town centres. Worksop’s Forward Framework looks at both the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of town centre revitalisation led by local councils and other partners. The People & Places Partnership was appointed in November 2017 to provide a high-level…
Here People and Places’ delivery partners Flashop UK Ltd share news of their successful track record of working in Oxfordshire towns to tackle the issue of empty shops. Banbury As part of a wider part time town centre vitality project funded by Cherwell District, Flashop UK worked with landlords and agents of empty units to help…
Abergele is a small, rural town in the county of Conwy in North Wales. Situated between Colwyn Bay and Prestatyn, lying between the coast and Snowdonia mountains and with great road and rail links, Abergele provides a great environment to live-in. All reasons why 750 new homes are planned to be built in Abergele over…
Maindee is an urban neighbourhood just over the river from Newport City Centre, in South Wales. To an outside eye it might seem beset by high levels of deprivation and a seemingly struggling high street. This belies the fact that on closer inspection, Maindee is also a diverse multi-cultural community, has a flourishing festival that…
Positive planning for the future of our towns and cities has to be much more than a two dimensional process. Whether through Neighbourhood Planning in the English context or as part of emerging Place Planning in Wales, the process needs to capture the current social and economic dynamism and distinctiveness of the community in question.…
It has been an honour for Ballinasloe to be the first town in Ireland to undertake the benchmarking process. Having the knowledge, neutrality and experience of People and Places guiding us has been fantastic; as a town team we have learned so much about our town that we didn’t expect and have just prepared our…
We approached the People and Places Partnership to implement some town centre benchmarking for us in anticipation of physical improvement schemes around the county. Mike King was immensely helpful and accessible. He met with our planners and added a great deal of value from the planning stage onwards. We were impressed that People and Places…
After the attractive riverside town of Upton Upon Severn was hit by severe floods in 2013, the Town Partnership worked with Malvern Hills District Council to help businesses bounce back. The People and Places Benchmarking process was used to highlight the town’s many strengths including its array of independent shops, attractive environment and potential for…