Government urged to back £350m fund to revive UK high streets

Campaigners say grants would help underpin commercial and social investment in regeneration projects

Campaigners are calling on the government to back a 350m high street buyout fund that would bring communities, business and councils together to revive 200 neglected properties across the country.

The Platform Places initiative, backed by the government's own high street taskforce, is calling on ministers to provide 100m in grants.