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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…
In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor,…
Since winning the election, the Labour government has had a…
Health Equity North held a roundtable and panel event at…
The Woman of the North parliamentary launch took place in…
The Woman of the North report, a hard-hitting new report…
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New analysis has revealed an increase in mortality inequalities in…
