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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…
Click here to read the full report The stark extent…
Health Equity North supports the Child of the North All…
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A world-leading expert on health inequalities will be presenting a…
New analysis of the government’s Community Renewal Fund allocation has…
Health Equity North Executive Director Hannah Davies reflects on a…
Below is a video and series of pictures taken at…
Click here to read the report A new report has…
