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Plans to improve high streets align with Health Equity North 'Ghost Towns' report recommendations
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has today (August 10) announced new plans aimed at improving high streets, with new vape shops requiring planning permission and councils receiving more powers to block new betting shops.
The announcement aligns with the observations and recommendations from our 2025 report: Ghost Towns: The Decline of the High Street and Health Inequalities.
Commenting on the announcement, lead author of the report Dr Eman Zied Abozied, Research Associate at Newcastle University, said: "We welcome the Prime…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has today (August 10) announced new…
Addressing the mental health of communities across England could lead…
Read the report here Health experts warn that children’s mental…
A new government-commissioned report, authored by the Rt Hon Alan…
A Health Equity North Academic Co-Director, Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Professor…
On March 17 2026, authors of the latest ‘Health for…
The Government has today (Thursday 26th March, 2026)announced a major…
New analysis from Health Equals, a coalition of more than…
Health inequalities between the North of England and the rest…
