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Feeding the High Street: Are food shops the answer?

At a time when shops are closing across the country, we visit three food retail businesses who are making a positive impact in their communities.

At a time when shops are closing across the country, we visit three food retail businesses that are bucking the trend. Levenshulme Market in Greater Manchester, A Small Good Thing in Bolton and Squash in Liverpool are all making a positive impact in their communities Sheila Dillon meets entrepreneur John Timpson to find out what this could tell us about the future of our high streets.

Presenter: Sheila Dillon
Producer: Siobhan Maguire

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Mon 6 May 201915:30
BBC Radio 4

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