With 50 shops empty or changing hands in Stratford town centre, the Herald looks at what the story is behind each unit
| Updated: 14:17, 03 April 2021
Special report: Changing face of the high street (45798332)
Fears for the UKâs high streets continue as the pandemic takes its toll on the economy.
In central Stratford more than 50 retail and hospitality outlets are currently empty or seeing a change of hands or use. Covid has conspired with other threats, such as online and out of town shopping, to bring the situation to a crisis point. More bad news came as the Herald went to press when the town heard it was not going to receive funding under the governmentâs High Street Task Force scheme, despite being fourth hardest hit local economy in the country.
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Council s plans for one of Lancashire s biggest high streets praised by government Ambitious growth plans for one of Lancashire s biggest high streets received a welcome boost from government following a visit from the High Streets Task Force. In January, the High Street Task Force ran a workshop with representatives from Preston City Council, as well as some of the city s leading business and community figures to discuss how the city s growth plans can be realised. Their report followed the announcement of funding for Preston City Centre through the government s Towns Fund programme that will propel development projects in the city s historic Harris Quarter.