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In May 2012, the government announced twelve English High Streets would share £1.2m of cash to rejuvenate shopping areas. Exclusive research for You & Yours will show how vacancy rates have held up in the last year and whether these towns have grown as a result of the funding. Our reporter Samantha Fenwick has visited five of these towns to see how they are spending the money and what on. We hear from the town teams and how they run projects and what it's been like in the Portas spotlight. We have a panel of guests in the studio looking at the research and what it means for the government's policy. Presenter: Aasmah Mir Producer: Simon Browning.
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