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Locals tell of frustration as empty shops are being converted into homes


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In market towns across Britain, a major shift is underway which is seeing swathes of the high street being demolished and converted into flats and new builds in an overhaul of once thriving community centres.  
After peaking in their Victorian heyday, many of these once great emporiums of commerce have struggled to adapt to the rise of online shopping, while changing drinking habits have seen the last round called at thousands of pubs.
Officials across the country are increasingly turning to housing to fill up empty retail units, with the government set to relax planning laws to make shop conversions easier.  ....

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Elections 2021: New party in Basildon oppose high-rise plan


Elections 2021: New party in Basildon oppose high-rise plan
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image captionPlans for Basildon town centre would see several high-rise apartment blocks
A new political party has been formed for the local elections to oppose the £600m redevelopment of a town centre.
The Basildon Community Residents Party has candidates in seven borough council wards for the 6 May election.
A new masterplan for the town was approved by the authority, which is run by an alliance between Labour and seven independent councillors.
But with a third of the council s seats up for election, control of the authority could change.
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image captionThe plans would see the redevelopment of the Eastgate shopping centre and the town retail units ....

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