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The programme has been hailed as a great success by shopkeepers, who say the programme has restored pride in local high streets, increased footfall and halted their declines.
Before the intervention, its high street faced declining footfall with its historic buildings being at risk of being lost altogether.
Now, the community has been given a renewed sense of pride in its high street which has gone back to its roots.
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