A new baseline review & action plan has been produced for Hereford city centre following a three-month research and consultation process aimed at improving Hereford’s look and feel for residents, businesses and visitors. The city centre action planning process has been being carried out by the People & Places Partnership on behalf of Hereford City Council,…
As the Government publishes its English Devolution White Paper, with the stated aspiration of giving local leaders and communities the tools they need, I find myself asking “how local, is local?” Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner MP, explains in her foreword to the White Paper, that it offers a shift of power away from Whitehall…
Guest blog about teamwork tackling empty shops, by Iain Nicholson MIPM, founder of The Vacant Shops Academy. Why don’t you set a target of reducing high street vacancy in your town or city centre by half in 18 months? Impossible…? What if you learned – as you will from the accompanying ‘Tackling High Street Vacancy’…
If I was writing a manifesto for the future of town and city centres, what would I put in it? I think I’d call it “places for people” and focus on how to get more smiling faces in our town centres. 2024 is a year of many impending national elections. I’d aim my manifesto as…
Place leaders often want to know about the options for improving parking for businesses and customers, though do not know where to go for objective and affordable advice. That was part of the thinking behind the People & Places Partnership combining forces and vocabulary with Park Consult, to devise the People, Places & Parking…
A guest blog by Iain Nicholson, founder of the Vacant Shops Academy A headline objective for UK Shared Prosperity Fund is that: ‘By 2030, pride in place, such as people’s satisfaction with their town centre and engagement in local culture and community, will have risen in every area of the UK, with the gap between…
The People & Places Partnership is working with North Herts Council, Royston Town Council and Royston First BID in planning for recovery in Royston town centre, post-pandemic. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Engaging with local stakeholders The process began in…
The People & Places Partnership is working with North Herts Council and Hitchin BID in planning for recovery in Hitchin town centre, post-pandemic. This page provides access to up-to-date resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance. Engaging with local stakeholders The process began in February 2022 through engagement…
North Herts Council is working with the four communities of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City and Royston in planning North Herts’ town centre recovery and revitalisation. The Council is being assisted in planning North Herts’ town centre recovery and revitalisation by the expertise of the People & Places Partnership. Involving local businesses & community groups…
Research recently commissioned by LOVE Loughborough BID helps in understanding Loughborough’s town centre footfall and foot-flow during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research gives in-depth insights into the impact of lockdowns and restrictions on the use of Loughborough town centre whilst also offering positive signs about the potential to recover. The findings offer insights for other…