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Government talks up future of the high street as new competition to find nation’s best is launched
Is retail on the up? The government says so Shoppers in the North West are being asked to celebrate their high streets after a new report revealed increasing optimism and […]
Morecambe’s West End’s Empty Shops – Good News and Bad News
The North West still has the most empty shop and leisure units in the country – and Morecambe’s West End is among the worst performers. The Business Desk reports that […]
Council makes statement on Lancaster Market
Lancaster City Council has just issued a full statement on the future for the Lancaster Market building and its remaining traders, which is as follows: Council agrees on a way […]
Pão Pão: New Coffee Shop for King Street corner
Cafe chain Pão Pão will be opening its new Lancaster coffee shop on Thursday in the ground floor units of the new Travelodge development on the corner of King Street and […]
Popular Lancaster Greengrocers to close
(via Transtion City Lancaster): There’s more bad news on Lancaster’s independent retail front with word that The Greengrocers in Common Garden Street is closing on 4th February. Workers for the […]
Rise in shopliftng prompts police crackdown
Prolific shoplifters in Lancaster and Morecambe are being targeted by police in a clamp down, following a recent rise in offences – perhaps in part due to shops reducing staffing […]
Arcades Upgrade in the works
Plans for a multi-milion revamp of St. Nicholas Arcades in Lancaster are on display until Saturday (31st July) in the old Adams store. Owners Rockspring, who have owned the arcade […]
Lancaster Shop Tops Fine Food North West awards
China Street-based J. Atkinson & Co attended the presentation of the Fine Food North West awards last night at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers – and won the Best […]
Gone for a Burton…
Lancaster’s Burton store is the latest Arcadia-owned store to close in the city, despite having seven months left on its lease. Last year, another Arcadia store, Wallis, closed on Penny […]