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<strong>Letter: </strong>The decision to list the city’s Cole Brothers store was the right one for both the economy and the climate, say architecture and heritage campaigners
<strong>The long read:</strong> The closure of John Lewis’s store in Sheffield after almost 60 years was a bitter blow. As debate rages over what to do with the huge empty site, the city is becoming a test case for where Britain’s urban centres may be heading