The traditional British high street was, for so many, the beating heart of their town. But as huge chains consumed spaces once filled by local independent businesses – and struggling firms began ...

Lewes MP Maria Caulfield said the boarded-up shops in the East Sussex town showed the pressure it was under Small retailers have spoken of the difficulties they are facing as Britain's high ...

Paine, whose writings influenced both the American and French Revolutions and helped inspire the US Declaration of Independence, lived in Bull House on Lewes' High Street from 1768 to 1774.

To our mind, Lewes has the perfect balance between high street shops, and independent stores, a few charity and antique shops in the mix to keep bargain hunters happy — and more than its fair ...

At 12.45pm, Brighton and Buses confirmed Lewes High Street had been reopened and all services had returned to normal. A Sussex Police spokeswoman added: "At 11am on Tuesday, ...

Lewes' first female mayor, Amy Marasco, might be overqualified for the position.

I hope the future of Lewes High Street is bright. It depends on constant vigilance and personal action, but the town seems just the place to supply people with those qualities.

The BRC said 13.9% of high street shops were unoccupied and vacancy had reached "critical levels" in all location types. Image caption, Lewes Florist Claire Tipple said the last few months had ...

A busy town centre road is currently blocked after a crash. There is disruption to Brighton and Hove Buses services through Lewes as a result of the incident on the A277 High Street this morning ...

So Lewes High Street looks predominantly Georgian, with older interiors hidden. ADVERTISEMENT Characteristic of Lewes are hand-moulded red bricks (often with grey ends from their method of firing), ...

New figures from the British Retail Consortium show just over one in 10 shops are empty.