An empty Debenhams, a shuttered Marks & Spencer, an abandoned New Look: the town centre of Stockton-on-Tees has suffered a similar fate to countless high streets up and down the UK, struggling to survive in the online shopping, Covid-stricken era. But, while some towns scramble to convert empty department stores into flats, or fill vacant shops with community pop-ups and urban farms, Stockton Council has come up with an altogether bolder.
Buying Billingham precinct, one-way system and park plan: Every way Stockton s town centres will change
Stockton Council has announced a huge programme of spending which could change the face of town centres across the borough
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