'Portas Plus' plan to boost shops
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The Government has accepted "virtually all" of the recommendations from retail expert Mary Portas with a multimillion-pound funding package to breathe new life into Britain's ailing high streets.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps said a "Portas Plus" plan would include a £10 million High Street Innovation Fund to return empty shops to use, money awarded to locations delivering the most creative and effective revitalisation projects, and a National Markets Day to encourage entrepreneurs.
