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OUR TOWN: Feb. 8
Wicked Local
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BBC News
Editor's Viewpoint: Saving our towns needs a team effort
Belfast Telegraph
No one can deny our town centres are in desperate trouble. Scarcely a day goes past without news that another retailer or some other business has closed. In 2009 some 600 firms went to the wall with an estimated 1000 more in 2010/11.
Northern Ireland town plan regeneration invite for Mary PortasBBC News
Mary Portas to inspire BangorU.TV
Rossendale MP backs campaign for Rawtenstall to become Portas townThis Is Lancashire

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Fairhaven Turbines: Letter: Is this our wind turbine project?
SouthCoastToday.com
He tells of how the money from this project will go to the town's budget. There is immediate opposition from local residents. Those NIMBYS. A school board member brings a petition with over 200 signatures to halt the project.

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'Windfall for our Town is not mentioned'
New Tecumseth Free Press
In response to Ward 1 councillor Bob Marrs' long dissertation on our Town's sad financial position and the need for much higher property tax increases wherein he blames everyone else for putting us in that situation, there are a few things he failed to ...


 
Queen Creek's Town Manager elected president of ACMA
SanTanValleyToday.com
“It means a great deal to our community to have a professional like John Kross serving as our Town Manager,” said Queen Creek Mayor Gail Barney. “John works tirelessly on behalf of the community, makes sure that we have the best resources available for ...

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'Car park costs are damaging our town'
This is Cornwall
"As an investor in the town centre I have been trying to get Cornwall Council to listen to reason about parking charges for the benefit of my tenants, the town centre and the council," he said. "All we ask is a more logical charging regime.

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We used to set higher sights for our town
Naperville Sun
In my opinion, since this is an opinion column, I think that we used to see ourselves as a little bit better people than we do at present. And I think we used to set our sights a little higher for our town. John Donne had it right.