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    Totally agree with Ross there. Absolutely spot-on.

    On a similar note, below is a piece from today's Sun, for your information. Please pay particular attention to the final paragraph:

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    The credit crunch has seen the number of empty shops triple in the past year, it was revealed yesterday.

    In some towns a quarter of high street stores stand empty.

    Analysts warned that the economic crisis will "change our high streets forever".

    The collapse of Woolworths, MFI and thousands of independent firms means shop vacancies have shot to 12 per cent.

    The worst-hit town is Kent seaside resort Margate, where vacancy rates rocketed from five to 25 per cent.

    The outlook is almost as bleak in Gateshead, Tyneside, and Hanwell, West London.

    The Local Data Company studied 675 town centres in England and Wales and found only THREE had no vacancies.

    Shop openings were down 50 per cent over the past 18 months. Director Matthew Hopkinson said: "Vacancy rates show no signs of abating. Banks are not lending and no one is thinking about investing."

    The British Property Federation said councils were "cutting their own throats" with planning and parking restrictions.

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