Northern High Streets Losing Pharmacies and Gaining Vape Shops, Study Finds

Only now are Britain's high streets busier than before Covid

Unexpectedly, that trend has now gone into reverse. The value of online sales in April fell 1 per cent in clothing.

Warning that high streets are becoming 'unsafe and unhealthy' after wave of closures

A wave of closures and an increase in empty shops are making high streets an unsafe and unhealthy place, campaigners have warned.

Northern high streets losing pharmacies and gaining vape shops, study finds

The study by Newcastle University and Health Equity North finds big rises in less healthy shops and a loss of community facilities

Britain's high streets turning into 'ghosts towns' & are overrun with vape shops

BRITAIN’S high streets are turning into “ghost towns”, a report warns. The decline — which has sped up over the last decade — has seen assets such as banks, pharmacies, libraries and public loos vanish. John Gunion - The Sun GlasgowBritain’s high streets are turning into ‘ghost towns’, a report has warned[/caption] And many areas are now overrun by vape shops, bookies and takeaways. The change is most stark in deprived areas struggling with heal…

UK high streets are 'ghost towns' as vape shops surge 1,200% and chemists close - The Mirror

A sobering study has concluded that our high streets are becoming 'less healthy and welcoming places to visit' as some parts of the country become 'ghost towns'

Farris: Unknown Contents Make Vapes Dangerous

Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said a series of recent overdose scares among high school students shows the the biggest danger with vapes is the unknown contents within them. Farris said most vapes are made in unknown factories, primarily in China. That’s why, Farris said, what looks to be just a regular convenience store vape can be deadly. “A lot of the things and the products that are in these vapes are just simply unknown,” Farris said. …