| Topic: | BBC London local news live from Brentford High street today | Forum Home |
| Posted by: | Sarah Felstead | |
| Date/Time: | 12/03/13 14:25:00 |
| Tim Donovan reporting on the state of High streets - and Brentford has apparently 1 in 7 shops vacant. "Emergency measures are needed to reverse the decline of London's high streets, a report says. Renegotiating rents and slowing the spread of pawnbrokers and betting shops are two of the ideas suggested by the London Assembly's Economy Committee. It also says it needs to be easier for shoppers to get to the high streets by improving parking provision." Will probably be repeated tonight ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21751739 |