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'This was one of Greater Manchester's best town centres - we can't let it die a death'

Britain high street woes have hit Bolton hard. But the town has a proud retail history and a lot of potential

Manchester Evening News

'It's like a tomb... there's nothing here for anybody anymore': Devastation as M&S closure 'another death blow' for Bolton

M&S announced it would be shutting up shop in Bolton town centre

Manchester Evening News

Liverpool's lost department stores that we loved on the high street

They were once at the heart of our high streets but have sadly closed

Liverpool Echo

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Long lost Edinburgh shops we all flocked to during the sales

This time of year means one thing to many people, sales - and while most bargains are found online these days, we're yearning for the rush of the high street hunt back in the day.

Edinburgh Live

We compared Christmas shopping now in Swansea city centre with pre-Covid 2019 and the differences are huge

What a difference a few seismic years in the life of a city have made

Wales Online

The forgotten 80s Swansea bar where DJ Mo would ask people to 'get on the floor and do it some more'

Maurice Jones, now 70, has shared his favourite memories from the iconic Cavalier bar in Swansea that's recently been discovered frozen-in-time

Wales Online

'I saw my first stripper here': People are sharing wild memories of the old Cavalier bar found frozen in time above BHS

From go-go dancers to forgotten soft drinks brands, people had lots to say about the Cavalier and Penthouse bar after this nightclub relic was revisited above the old BHS store.

Wales Online

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Inside secret abandoned bar with dusty bottles and £1.50 food menu found above BHS store

A bar meal menu offers 'faggots and peas and spag bol' for £1.50. The venue has been left untouched since it closed its doors decades ago

Daily Mirror

The frozen-in-time former Swansea Cavalier bar that's been exposed above the old BHS

There are dusty bottles of Martini and Corona lemonade and a bar meal menu offering 'faggots and peas and spag bol' for £1.50

Wales Online

Freshney Place's proposed new look unveiled as plans firmed up to widen Grimsby town centre appeal

Cinema and wider family leisure uses to be added to retail heart in council plan after recent purchase

Birmingham Post

Then and Now: From BHS to Primark on Newcastle's Northumberland Street

It's 90 years since British Home Stores began trading on Newcastle's Northumberland Street - with modern retail giant Primark occupying the same premises in 2022

Chronicle Live

6 nostalgic retailers from the high street that we miss - from Woolies to BHS

Take a trip down memory lane as we look at a few retailers that we all wish would get a high street revival.

Daily Record

New images reveal future look of old BHS in Oxford Street when it becomes Swansea's central library

Swansea Council has previously outlined plans to transform the empty unit into a community hub offering services to the public

Wales Online

Former BHS store redevelopment in Swansea secures multi-million pound funding

The Swansea Council scheme to bring more public services to the city centre has secured £5.5m funding

Birmingham Post

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Daily Mirror

UK town where 'there's nothing here anymore' as boarded up shops blot high street

Anchor outlets such as department stores such as Debenhams, BHS and C&A disappeared in addition to historic firms such as Prestons of Bolton's flagship jewellery store

Manchester Evening News

'There's nothing here anymore': The Greater Manchester town where boarded up shops blot the high street

'So many of the shops are empty now it's depressing'

Wales Online

New Debenhams tenant for Swansea's empty flagship store 'a priority'

It's one of many commitments by Swansea Labour for the 100 days after May's council elections

Liverpool Echo

Date set for transformation of one of Southport's most iconic buildings

The former BHS building has been empty since 2016

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Daily Record

Horse powers detect near-silent electric vehicles

A Scottish scientific study shows that horses are more aware of quiet battery-powered cars than their riders.

Nottingham Post

Mystery over Mansfield discount shop that's not opened in 3 weeks

There is a sign in the window

The Independent UK

Ministers to rip up transparency rules for small firms to encourage job creation

The government has also revealed the creation of a new authority which it promised would regulate auditors more closely.

The Guardian - UK

EY plans to spin off audit business in shake-up for industry

Move follows series of high-profile corporate collapses including Carillion and BHS

Liverpool Echo

ASOS brings back nostalgic brand Tammy Girl every 90s kid will remember

It’s available on the website now

Glasgow Live

Glasgow reacts as M&S pulls down shutters on Sauchiehall Street store for the last time

Glasgow Live readers have shared their memories of one of the city's oldest M&S stores as it closed for good at the weekend, bringing to an end 87 years of trading on the once thriving street.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Google Maps snaps show how much city has changed in just 10 years

For most of us, 2012 seems as if it was just yesterday, however we regret to inform you it was actually 10 full years ago, and Edinburgh has seen some pretty big changes since then.

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