[Josy]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...sadly some businesses, especially smaller ones...would not survive a recession...the pic in your OP, Dia...is so familiar of town landscapes in the U.K. atm...so many closures and empty premises......I do often wonder what town and city landscapes will look like for our next generation...

Yeah it's such a sad sight seeing all the closed stores and downtrodden streets in towns that were once bustling, I genuinely dont think those towns will ever be the way they were in the past.

The thing is though (obviously I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere) but the council's future plans for town centres and high streets sadly don't include any stores and businesses, our council revealed plans and images for some of the town centres a while back and they apparently want them to be community 'hubs' with health centres, seating areas, social housing and possibly a few boutiques. Nothing like any of the town centres I've ever known.