19 h. ago New £250,000 fund launched to support businesses in North Lanarkshire’s eight town centres

The council will provide 50 per cent grants up to a maximum of £20,000 to help private commercial landlords and business owners make improvements to properties, allowing new shops and other businesses to open.

Economics

20 h. ago Exact date M&S closing flagship city centre store later this month

The retailer confirmed the store will be closing in an update delivered earlier this year, after admitting the site has been performing 'less well' since Covid

Politics

21 h. ago Town centre though road could be closed to traffic or made one way to allow ‘markets, outdoor seating and socialising’

Two options are being consulted on with other suggestions invited from the public

Politics

28 h. ago How new transport hub connecting tram, trains and buses in Greater Manchester town will work

The transport hub will form part of a wider regeneration of the town centre

Sport

40 h. ago Falkirk Council staff 'intimidated' while removing flags at town centre protest

Council workers were allegedly threatened with violence as they tried to remove flags from lamposts.

Events

42 h. ago Artisans take centre stage as Handmade in Ayr Market returns to town

Business was brisk throughout the weekend and organiser Leona Stewart was delighted with the turnout.

Politics

51 h. ago The massive plan for yet more change in Stockport town centre

It could make it easier to get around and access the train station.

Politics

62 h. ago Businesses in North Lanarkshire town centres have chance to get grant funding from the council

The council is to make a total of £250,000 available to support businesses in its towns and possibly also in outlying retail areas.

Economics

3 d. ago "I’ve painted murals all over the world, but nothing compares to your hometown"

A new international festival will see a town centre transformed into dramatic landscapes

Politics

3 d. ago Mother and two daughters aged six and eight are found dead in septic tank in suspected murder

The trio were found in the sewage tank after the children's father reported them missing on Sunday at 10:18pm in the small town of Helenów Pierwszy, Konin County, in west-central Poland .

Events

4 d. ago Brits bash 'pointless and idiotic' WH Smith rebrand as all stores re

The stationary store, which had been a town centre staple for more than 200 years, was sold off earlier this year to investment firm Modella Capital and rebranded with a fictitious “family” name

Politics

4 d. ago 'Britain's best high street' where locals claim big name brands aren't welcome

Marlborough in Wiltshire has been named as having one of the best high streets in the UK, and locals say they are 'fortunate' to have such a thriving town centre

Politics

5 d. ago 'They’re trying to make it a yuppie place, we don’t want it to become like Chorlton and Didsbury'

A revamped town centre thoroughfare has got the locals interested. Nick Jackson went to find out what people think of the rebirth of King Street.

Politics

7 d. ago Man charged with carrying knife in East Kilbride town centre

Officers recovered a bladed weapon at the scene but said no one was injured in the incident.

Politics

7 d. ago Iconic town centre building in Greater Manchester to close as £16m regeneration plans ramp up

The town is set to get a complete makeover thanks to a huge cash injection

Economics

7 d. ago Luxury beauty retailer confirms it is opening new stores in two Scottish cities

The beauty and wellness brand currently operates 10 stores across Scotland.

Politics

8 d. ago Poundland announces big price change for all stores 'starting today'

The budget retailer has confirmed a new pricing structure for its stores across the UK

Politics

8 d. ago Shopping centre demolition to unlock massive town centre regeneration in Greater Manchester town

The huge makeover has been earmarked for years

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolvedTank-like physique, bristling with body armour and a collar of spikes the length of golf clubs, Spicomellus afer looks more like a Pokémon creation than a living creature. This bizarre dinosaur roamed the flood planes of what is now north Africa 165m years ago, palaeontologists have revealed.The fossil, the oldest known ankylosaur specimen, was unearthed near the central Moroccan town of Boulemane. Its extravagant armour has confounded existing theories of how the ankylosaurs, a major group of plant-eating dinosaurs, evolved. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago I stayed in a beautiful historic hotel in a Welsh market town that doesn't get the hype

I recently stayed in a rather lovely Georgian hotel that's right in the centre of a lively Welsh market town that's worth a visit.

Politics