Stockton town centre is open and changing!
Stockton town centre is “remarkable”.
They are the words of Bill Grimsey, who has spoken enthusiastically in support of Stockton’s approach to reshaping its town centre as a community hub, no longer simply reliant on retail, and encourages others to follow in its footsteps.
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The Build Back Better report put together by an expert team led by Bill Grimsey says that the Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the shrinking of town centre
retail and calls for councils to be given greater powers to fight back and change town centres – just like what is happening in Stockton.
In the March edition of Stockton-on- Tees News we shared our bold plans for Stockton town centre which include a riverside park, green space with uninterrupted access to the waterfront, a central library, customer service centre and council office. This latest report cites this as a strong example of what the nation’s council’s should be doing.
And despite recent Government social distancing restrictions, improvements have already begun. Last month saw the demolition of the former GLAM and Post
Office buildings to make way for a 31 space car park and community pocket park. Work also continues at the Globe and you can read more about that on page 8.
Meanwhile, many shops, bars and restaurants which were forced to close due to Coronavirus related government restrictions are now open again. The Council, alongside Stockton BID, have been working hard to put measures in place to provide a safe environment for people to shop.
To keep up to date with our plans for Stockton town centre visit
www.stockton.
gov.uk/towncentres
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