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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

‘Millstone of debt’: how risky investments left Camberley struggling for funds

The derelict House of Fraser building in Camberley town centre
The derelict House of Fraser building in Camberley town centre, bought by the council in 2016. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

A trickle of shoppers wanders past the faded concrete facade of a former House of Fraser and into The Square, a leaky glass-roofed retail complex that squats in Camberley town centre.

“It would be really nice if it was a really good department store, but I think everyone’s shopping online now, aren’t they?” says Kerry Summerley, on the hunt for maternity tights for her daughter.

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