{"id":52165,"date":"2023-05-05T17:51:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52165"},"modified":"2023-05-05T17:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:51:23","slug":"stricken-and-depressing-what-sheffielders-think-of-the-declining-high-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/stricken-and-depressing-what-sheffielders-think-of-the-declining-high-street\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stricken and depressing&#8217;: What Sheffielders think of the declining high street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since the start of the decade, Sheffield has lost at least 17.8% of its high street shops. As you walk around the heart of the city, you will be faced with a depressing array of to-let signs, or empty shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield City Council are aiming to regenerate the Steel City through the Local Plan, with proposals in the works up until 2039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy Neugebauer, the Assistant Planning Officer for the local council, said \u201cthe Local Plan is the catalyst for more things to be redeveloped&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But some of the people of Sheffield, have mixed feelings about the current state of their beloved city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch to find out more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Death of the high street\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YWLO6Hu22SM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the start of the decade, Sheffield has lost at least 17.8% of its high street shops. 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