‘It’s just vape shops, nail shops, charity shops’: Can anything save the British high street?
It’s 20 years since Jo and Richard Hill bought anything in Rotherham city centre. Why have they and so many locals abandoned it for the nearest retail park – and what would it take to change their minds?
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