It was with some interest I read the article on page 7 of The MJ (20 August) under the headline £50K to end scourge of the closed shops'.In brief, communities secretary John Den-ham has published a list of 57 authorities with retail areas suffering from the downturn, and has tasked each council with finding alternative ways to use the UK's growing number of empty shop spaces.Mr Denham wants councils to be involved in using empty premises to provide community projects, such as art exhibitions, meeting places and education establishments.
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