A report says it "fails to maximise its full potential" and £0.75m is to be spent drawing up plans.

Black Friday boosted monthly sales, but overall 2024 was a lacklustre year for retail, figures show.

Wardrobe is due to close at the end of the month and is selling off about 2,000 costumes.

The group says it has been a flat year and it wants to make shopping local more attractive.

Kateryna Marcu says a food pantry helped her Ukrainian family to rebuild their lives in England.

Boxing Day shoppers stay away from the High Street and shopping malls compared with 2023, data shows.

Amy Langston started the guide as she wanted to help struggling businesses in the West Midlands.

In the UK more than 100 million bags of rubbish get sent to landfill each Christmas.