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  Reinventing the high street:
  
  Sir Terry Leahy, the former chief executive of Tesco, writes in the Telegraph why he is supporting the paper's campaign to reinvent the high street. Sir Terry says that Britain's high streets are well placed to exploit the opportunity that is out there for them and we should make the most of what they have to offer. He suggests that the antipathy towards big retailers should end and argues that supermarkets could well be the saviour of the high street - pointing to the number of "local" branches which are bringing customers back into town. Sir Terry also writes that three changes need to happen to improve the high street. Firstly there needs to be a stop in the rise of car park charges; secondly there needs to be a neighbourhood plan put in place to revive those high streets that need help; and thirdly business rates need radical reform.
  
  The Daily Telegraph, Weekend, Page: 1
  
  More or less what I've been saying for ages - only my plans for Dovert have more details.
  
  
  
  Roger

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