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Than in any other part of the country. in the last weekend of may, blackpool saw its numbers up 147%. southend — 134%. bournemouth 127%, and brighton 119%. boosted by weekend visitors to the beach. but in our major cities, like here in london, it is a completely different picture. the trend here is for people to continue to work from home, so they are not in the centre spending money in the shops and cafes as they once were. and the centre for cities says that if this trend continues into the ...

Save lives, they can also help repair the damage done to president tsai ing—wens administration with the recent upsurge in cases. but despite this huge donation, and one recently byjapan of more than1 million doses, taiwan still lacks vaccines. it needs about 30 million doses to achieve herd immunity by vaccinating 60% of its population, but so far it has only vaccinated 6% of its population. in the coming weeks, it remains to be seen whether taiwan can acquire more vaccines. even though the i...

Distance. particularly with seaside towns, we are seeing a revisiting of the great british seaside and people going back to taos like greipel and brighton. taking advantage of the good weather. 50 brighton. taking advantage of the good weather-— brighton. taking advantage of the aood weather. , ., , ., , good weather. so while seaside towns mi . ht start good weather. so while seaside towns might start to — good weather. so while seaside towns might start to suffer, _ good weather. so while ...

And are seeing people going back to seaside towns such as blackpool and brighton and bournemouth and taking advantage of both the good weather, but of course also the restrictions in terms of not being able to go abroad. so while the seaside towns might start to suffer if the travel restrictions and the weather turns, for now, the sun is shining in theirfavour. katie prescott, bbc news. a special memorial service will be held laterfor three men murdered in an islamist attack in reading exactly o...

Bigger economic hit. smaller and medium size city centres, have much more local catchment area so traditionally where they are pulling from is very much within very local distance. and the second thing, particularly with seaside towns, is that it appears that we are seeing a revisiting of the great british seaside and are seeing people going back to seaside towns such as blackpool and brighton and bournemouth and taking advantage of both the good weather but of course also the restrictions in te...

Faster than big cities when it comes to in—shop spending — thats according to new research by the think—tank centre for cities. it suggests large urban centres are still struggling to attract shoppers, partly due to office employees continuing to work from home. our business correspondent, katie prescott, has this report. remember this? beaches in the uk a few weeks ago and, whilst the heatwave may be over for now, the warmth has stayed in the economies of seaside towns. they have seen a b...

And cafes as they once were. and the centre for cities says that if this trend continues into the autumn, then our big cities will see an even bigger economic hit. smaller and medium—sized city centres have a much more local catchment area, so traditionally, where they are pulling their customers from is very much within a very local distance. and the second thing, particularly with seaside towns, is that it appears that we are seeing a revisiting of the great british seaside and are seeing pe...

To continue to work from home, so they are not in the centre spending money in the shops and cafes as they once were. and the centre for cities says that, if this trend continues into the autumn, then our big cities will see an even bigger economic hit. smaller and medium—sized city centres have a much more local catchment area, so, traditionally, where they are pulling their customers from is very much within a very local distance. and the second thing, particularly with seaside towns, is tha...

The think tank, centre for cities. it suggests large urban centres are still struggling to attract shoppers, partly due to office employees continuing to work from home. our business correspondent, katie prescott, has this report. remember this? beaches in the uk a few weeks ago and, whilst the heatwave may be over for now, the warmth has stayed in the economies of seaside towns. they have seen a bigger bounce back in the number of visitors than in any other part of the country. in the last week...

It suggests large urban centres are still struggling to attract shoppers, partly due to office employees continuing to work from home. our business correspondent, katie prescott, has this report. remember this? beaches in the uk a few weeks ago and, whilst the heatwave may be over for now, the warmth has stayed in the economies of seaside towns. they have seen a bigger bounce back in the number of visitors than in any other part of the country. in the last weekend of may, blackpool saw its numbe...