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Revitalising the High Street with Portas cash

by Jim Rice

There's been criticism today of the way some towns have been spending the money given to them by the initiative backed by retail guru Mary Portas to revive our High Streets.

Not so in Bedford - they're still planning how to use the cash to attract new businesses to the High Street.

Click below for a report from ITV News Anglia's Jim Rice:

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Local areas get Portas cash boost

Mary Portas wants to rejuventate high streets
Mary Portas wants to rejuventate high streets Credit: ITV Anglia

Five areas in the east aregetting a share of £10million of government funding to boost their high streets.

After a review into the state of our shopping areas by TV star Mary Portas, Northampton, Ipswich, Stevenage, Uttlesford district - which includes Saffron Walden and Stansted – and Luton will get a £100,000 each.

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