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High hopes for play

16/07/2014

As councils continue to seek out a panacea for their declining high streets, Paul Collings examines how play facilities can give locations some much-needed personality.

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Devolution and putting place first

The real lesson of Andy Burnham's Makerfield success, argues Dr Jonathan Carr-West, is that place – not personality – is the key to Britain's future.

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