Put life back into our high streets

THE shopping streets in Scotland's city centres are a magnet for bargain hunters and tourists.

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Glasgow’s Argyle Street, Princes Street in Edinburgh and Aberdeen’s Union Street are rightly famous.

But they are in decline. There's no denying the 2020s have been extremely tough times for the retail sector. Covid lockdowns kept workers at home and forced people to shop online.

A lot of shoppers also choose out-of-town locations, where parking is free.

That has led to big-name stores closing and too many city centre units lying empty.