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Town centre news from around the UK 10th May 2008
Kingston's 'Safe Place' trial ends
Kingston's 'Safe Place' trial ends Kingston's innovative Safe Place trial ended this week providing the Safer Kingston Partnership with a snapshot of information about the nature and level of injuries treated in Safe Place during a 5 week pilot...
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10th May 2008
Town still open to big new attraction
THE plug may have been pulled on the Solar Pyramid but Poole is still open to the idea of a significant tourist attraction to help boost its economy. The debacle over the world class timepiece visitor attraction, which residents of Harbourside Park (Baiter) did not want on their doorsteps, has led the...
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9th May 2008
Video: Dancing in the streets
SHOPPERS in Stevenage were treated to a funky dance exhibition at the weekend. On Saturday dance company IJIG who incorporate dance styles such as salsa, west coast swing and lindy hop with modern jive, entertained people in the town...
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9th May 2008
Haymarket extends online job services for town planning and regeneration sectors
The relaunched Planningjobs.co.uk and new Regenerationjobs.co.uk are the latest specialist job sites to build on Haymarket Business Media's print recruitment...
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8th May 2008
Comic who courts controversy set for city gig
Committee chairman Bill...
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8th May 2008
We'll make the BID for Kirkcaldy
(KTCM) last week, the first steps will now be taken to set up the BID.Sunil Varu, town centre manager, said: 'Given the positive response, we will notify Fife Council of our intention to progress and seek funding from the...
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8th May 2008
Founding father of partnership is speaker at business breakfast
at the Bath Chronicle's next business...
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8th May 2008
FOUNDING FATHER OF PARTNERSHIP IS SPEAKER AT BUSINESS BREAKFAST
at the Bath Chronicle's next business breakfast.Wessex Water chairman Colin Skellett is a founding father of Future Bath Plus, a new partnership...
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7th May 2008
CITY IS A CREDIT CRUNCH SURVIVOR
Nottingham notched up a surge in retail spending even as the credit crunch was at its height. New figures show there was a £150m increase in the amount of money spent in the city's shops in the 12-month period to the end of...
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7th May 2008
DTZ asked to find out how sterling is Stirling
DTZ has been appointed to act for three Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) in Scotland - by Irvine Bay URC and Clyde Gateway URC on all aspects of property over a four- and two-year term respectively and by Riverside Inverclyde URC as planning advisor for four...
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5th May 2008
Big switch-on for the big screen
GREMLINS in the system scuppered hopes for a dazzling lunchtime launch of Swindon's biggest TV screen. Football fans were supposed to test the swish new screen in Wharf Green with a hi-tech virtual penalty shootout competition on...
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3rd May 2008
Crowds flock to popular market
ntries lining Westborough throughout the entire bank holiday...
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3rd May 2008
Crowds flock to popular market SCARBOROUGH'S four-day Continental Market got under way yesterday, bringing a European flavour to the British seaside.
oughout the entire bank holiday...
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2nd May 2008
Tough times for town businesses
am - THERE are almost 40 shops standing empty in Grantham town centre, signalling tough trading conditions for businesses. National clothing retailer Evans this week announced it will leave town next Saturday and independent childrenswear shop Boomerang revealed plans to...
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2nd May 2008
Charity group aims to breathe new life into seaside town
A GROUP has been set up with the ambitious aim of revitalising Redcar as a seaside resort. Red Carpet Development was created at a public meeting when 70 people voted unanimously to start investigating ways of promoting urban improvement schemes in the...
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2nd May 2008
Trust finally pays out to brave Ashley Roll up for the quiz in aid of good causes Speaking out for youths
IN BRIEF Assault charge ALEC Muir, 53, of Woodville Road, Maidstone, will appear before Maidstone magistrates on Thursday, May 15, charged with racially aggravated intentional assault in connection with an incident in Woodville Road last month, when canvassers were delivering political...
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2nd May 2008
Italian market sets out its stall
AN Italian street market will be held for the first time in the Capital later this month. The market, which will take place in Castle Street, will include Parma ham, mozzarella and...
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2nd May 2008
Tobacconist sees big drop in trade
Lorfords tobacconist, in Bury St Edmunds, is struggling to keep stock on the shelves - as a drop in passing trade hits sales. Staff at the shop in Central Walk placed a sign on the door last week, saying the Cattle Market development had made trading...
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2nd May 2008
News Tough times for town businesses Friday, 9.50am - THERE are almost 40 shops standing empty in Grantham town centre, signalling tough trading conditions for businesses.
am - THERE are almost 40 shops standing empty in Grantham town centre, signalling tough trading conditions for businesses. National clothing retailer Evans this week announced it will leave town next Saturday and independent childrenswear shop Boomerang revealed plans to...
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2nd May 2008
Charity group aims to breathe new life into seaside town
A GROUP has been set up with the ambitious aim of revitalising Redcar as a seaside resort. Red Carpet Development was created at a public meeting when 70 people voted unanimously to start investigating ways of promoting urban improvement schemes in the...
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