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Massive former Sports Direct store offered for six months rent free as Swansea city centre struggles

The unit used to be occupied by Sports Direct but is now empty after the store relocated

Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022

Should shops and cafes keep their doors open when their air conditioning is on during a heatwave?

Everyone will have a view - in France there has been a clampdown

Wales Online · Aug 10, 2022

The projects which make up the much talked-about £1bn regeneration programme in Swansea

Richard Youle assesses the status of £1bn worth of projects aimed at transforming Swansea

Birmingham Post · Aug 3, 2022

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Woman rushed to hospital after being struck by cyclist in Oxford Circus

A female pedestrian has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a cyclist in Oxford Street.

Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022

Breakdown of the £1bn worth of developments council leader says are being delivered in Swansea

Swansea could be a very different place if all of these changes are made

Wales Online · Jul 28, 2022

Apartment block plans for nightclub site set for rejection

Application from Nottingham firm for Long Eaton scheme being considered today

Birmingham Post · Jul 20, 2022

London’s Oxford Street: from retail heaven to candy store hell

The teenage dreams of Topshop have given way to boarded-up windows, graffiti and a desperate air. Is there any way back for ‘Britain’s high street’?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2022

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Pedestrianisation would help rid Oxford Street of American sweet shops

Letters: There are ways Westminster council can control candy and souvenir outlets that don’t require further legislation, write James Pollard, Michael Barron and Tim Law

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

MY LONDON: Big Zuu

The Big Eats host loves a bit of Maison Bab, recharges his batteries in Golden Square and wants an Oxford Street burial

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022

Where did all those US sweet shops in London come from? The problem is, we don’t know

Many of them rip off customers and owe us millions in business rates – but tracking down their owners is proving impossible, says Adam Hug, leader of Westminster city council

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022

World-famous shopping mecca Oxford Street becoming 'dinosaur district' says M&S boss

Stuart Machin says street is on 'its knees' after falling prey to a 'growing proliferation of tacky candy stores'

Wales Online · Jun 25, 2022

Oxford Street ‘on its knees’ and becoming ‘dinosaur district’ says M&S boss

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up halted plans by issuing a Article 31 order to stop the demolition of the flagship Marble Arch store

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2022

Not just any building: why plans for the M&S flagship store hit a raw nerve

Bid to raze and rebuild Oxford St store stirs debate over carbon footprints and future development of UK high streets

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Start Outfit Planning ASAP ’Cos Mardi Gras Is Back On Oxford St In 2023 After Three Long Years

The 2023 Sydney Mardi Gras parade will see it return to Oxford Street after three years for the Sydney WorldPride celebrations.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 24, 2022

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Wales Online · Jun 23, 2022

Underprivileged entrepreneurs set to take over a store

The group have all been studying how to start and grow a business

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

M&S boss blasts Michael Gove’s “bewildering” decision to order enquiry into new West End flagship store

Levelling Up Secretary “calls in” application after row over carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

M&S accuses Gove of ‘grandstanding’ over Oxford Street store rebuild inquiry

Government calls in retailer’s plan for site after campaigners say it will release 40,000 tonnes of CO2

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Concerns over Oxford Street being ‘overrun’ with US candy stores

The new face of the central London street is alleged to harbour tax evasion and counterfeit sales

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Birmingham Post · Jun 16, 2022

Depop seller to launch pop-up in Oxford Street

Remass has achieved the top spot status on the peer-to-peer fashion sales app Depop for the last three months

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Priti Patel doubles down on Rwanda plan

In the week that £100,000 worth of counterfeit goods, including Wonka chocolate bars, were seized by trading standards staff following raids on American candy stores on Oxford Street, Priti Patel came to Parliament and delivered her best Gene Wilder “Stop. Don’t. Come back“ impression.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Fake Wonka bars warning after counterfeit chocolate treats among £100,000 Oxford Street haul

Officers seized £22,000 of potentially dangerous sweets from one store with food safety chiefs warning: ‘If you have bought these knock-off bars, do not eat them’

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

Oxford Street sweetshops probed for selling alleged fake goods and dodging tax

Oxford Street has seen an explosion in American sweetshops in recent years, but now the local council is taking action over concerns the stores might be underpaying business rates and selling dodgy goods

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2022

Dozens of American sweet shops on Oxford Street under investigation over alleged tax scam

Westminster council has called the stores ‘a threat to the status and value of what is supposed to be the nation’s premier shopping street’

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Dozens of American sweet shops on Oxford Street under investigation over ‘tax scam’

Stores ‘a threat to the status and value of what is supposed to be the nation’s premier shopping street,’ council says

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

Sydney WorldPride 2023 to take over landmarks, spotlight First Nations voices

The Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach and Oxford Street will all be closed temporarily as part of a glittering pride celebration next year that organisers say will be the largest held in Sydney since the 2000 Olympics.

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