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£10m high street govt fund 'barely touched'
The £10 million government fund to try and boost the high street following Mary Portas’ repor has barely been touched, a Freedom of Information (FOI) seen by the BBC has confirmed
Homeworkers open up high street agency Savvi Travel
A pair of former homeworkers have taken the leap into high street travel retailing in Rutland
Cruise Holidays UK opens first UK store
Cruise Holidays UK opened its first retail store this weekend and plans to expand with four more openings this year, and 10 new shops in 2013
Government vows to cut red tape for high street shops
The government has vowed to cut red tape for businesses to make it easier for people to move into empty shops among its plans to revitalise high streets
Portas plan can breathe life into ‘dying’ towns
Travel agents in some of the 12 “Portas pilot” towns are rallying around new initiatives aimed at regenerating their local high streets
Twelve towns to share high street £1.2m fund
Twelve towns will share a £1.2 million fund to rejuvenate their high streets, under Mary Portas’s “town teams” project
RIP high street? – regroup, invest, prosper
Bill Munro, founder and chairman of Barrhead Travel on why many high streets are alive and well and why he is backing TTG’s Trust in Travel Agents: Backing our British High Streets campaign
Cheshire agent continues fight to keep her village shops alive
A Cheshire-based travel agent has vowed to hassle her MP until he replies to her TTGletter lobbying him on parking problems and high rents and rates
Parking to be prioritised, says government
The housing minister has committed to making it easier and cheaper for shoppers to park in their local towns
Backing our British high streets: Green light for Portas's 'catalyst' project
The government has accepted nearly all of retail guru Mary Portas’s recommendations on the high street and has pledged £10 million to regeneration schemes
Agent lobbies local MP over ‘damaging’ rents
Penny Bones of Southern Cross Travel is the latest travel agent to lobby her MP in our Trust in Travel Agents: Backing our British high streets campaign
Advantage gets behind Trust in Travel Agents
Advantage has thrown its weight behind our Trust in Travel Agents: Backing our British high streets campaign
5.6% 'business rates robbery' to hit agencies
Chancellor George Osborne has been criticised for failing to address the 5.6% rise in business rates on April 1, which will hit small businesses the hardest
The three-point manifesto:• Rent and rate relief - We will lobby government to look into rent prices and campaign for the issue of business rates to be raised in parliament. • Expensive parking in town centres – We will push for local councils to look into creating one free day of parking a week for town centres. • Local incentive schemes – We will examine how existing local incentive schemes work and provide advice on how these can be set up in your local town. We will liaise with agents who want help in creating such a scheme, and will help them contact other local businesses to set these up. Lobby your MP on the issues that matter most to your business |
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You need to act now to save our high streets and the role they play in local communities. Download your own letter for your local MP, which can be personalised. |
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To find out who your local MP is, and to email them directly click here. |
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We will also emphasise, build on and promote the four key elements to a travel agents’ business:
• Service The Agents' Charter |
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| Remember to let us know if you sign the Charter and send us a photo: email us at feedback@ttgdigital.com |
