Bridal boost: Wedding displays in empty Altrincham shop windows dispel spectre of Ghost Town UK
Wedding displays provide ‘feel-good’ factor
Rejuvenation of Stockport stalling as council accused of indecision over spending Mary Portas cash
Only 9% of money raised has been spent
Let’s get down to business: ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas works magic at Stockport centre’s £300,000 revamp
‘Portas pilot’: Stockport beat off competition from 371 towns
‘Dreadful start to the year’: Business rate flexibility imperative to survival of high street, demands Rochdale MP
Payments should be stretched across 12 months
Possible lifeline for Altrincham as Government announce new Mary Portas-style High Street rescue package
Town missed out on £100,000 boost.
‘Putting Stockport on the map’: Portas Pilot ‘Town Team’ revealed
Stockport’s Portas Pilot ‘Town Team’ was officially revealed today.
‘Creative hub’: MMU students set up shop in Stockport Market Place as part of Portas Pilot scheme
Arts graduates will be showcasing their crafty wares in Stockport.
Recession-hit high streets: Altrincham’s empty shops at odds with affluent market town’s image
The chronic decline of Britain’s high streets is making the front pages again after the names of the ‘Portas Pilots’ were announced this month.
Experts from across UK unite in attempt to save Greater Manchester’s neglected high streets
Experts met to discuss the problem of neglected high streets
Ghost Town UK: Will Altrincham bounce back after its rejection from the Mary Portas Scheme?
This week saw the announcement of the towns that will become ‘Portas Pliots’.
Stockport set to bid to become ‘Mary Portas pilot town’ in new high street scheme
Stockport is to bid for funding to be part of a new scheme set up by high street expert Mary Portas.
