The Council will be drawing on funds made available to support the reopening of the high streets made available by the European Regional Development Fund. It is in the process of recruiting High Street Business Support Officers who will be visiting customer-facing businesses within the district to provide one-one support.
Even before Covid-19, one of the Council's priorities was to support local businesses. The need is now even more pertinent, with the negative effects of closing many businesses has left on the local economy. The Council is keen to promote the ‘shop local, shop safe’ message to give shoppers confidence to revisit the high street and start reinvigorating the local economy.
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