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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

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

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

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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

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.

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Underprivileged entrepreneurs set to take over a store

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

Wales Online

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

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Birmingham Post

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

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’

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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’

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The Independent UK

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

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.

Manchester Evening News

Everywhere you can get cheap mystery bags in Manchester on Too Good To Go

Shoppers can snap up a takwaway 'magic bag' for as little as £1.66

Manchester Evening News

Huge new branch of fave Caribbean chain is heading to Salford Quays

Turtle Bay already has spots on Oldham Street and Oxford Street

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Evening Standard

Super-strength vapes aimed at children seized in West End raids after Standard probe

Vapes were among items seized in raids by trading standards (Yui Mok/PA)

Manchester Evening News

Manchester's lost city-centre cinemas now confined to history

Many of the buildings have since been converted or demolished

Evening Standard

Government blocks Oxford Street M&S demolition until plans can be scrutinised

Michael Gove has blocked the demolition of Oxford Street’s Marks & Spencer so ministers can scrutinise the plans.

Evening Standard

Demolition of M&S store in Oxford Street can proceed after Khan opts not to intervene

Campaigners keep fighting after City Hall review fails to halt loss of landmark store near Marble Arch

Wales Online

What people think of Swansea's landmarks according to TripAdvisor

People have said good and bad about what Swansea has to offer

The Independent UK

Olympic canoeist among Extinction Rebellion protesters blocking Oxford Street

London 2012 gold medallist Etienne Stott said he was demonstrating out of fear for the future of the planet.

Bangkok Post

Southern Thai goes North

Considering the West's obsession with Thai food, feeling at home is a mere tube ride away (Tottenham Court Road) when holidaying in London. Opening on April 22, in Arcade Food Hall Centrepoint on Oxford Street is Plaza: Raan Khao Gaeng, Luke Farrell's debut with JKS Restaurants.

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