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Our local high streets are changing.

With the rise of shopping online, more and more people are choosing to shop from home. To preserve and protect our high streets, the heart of our towns will become focused on leisure, with bars, cafes, and other similar small & medium sized businesses.  

By supporting the evolving nature of our high streets, we can help to protect the backbone of our local economy, nurture local job growth, and ensure the beating heart of our communities continues to thrive.

As someone who worked in retail for 18 years, I know how important it is to protect our shops and local towns. 

My high street campaign aims to support our high streets and local businesses, whilst ensuring our towns are prepared for the future. 

The towns of the future will need to be welcoming, safe, clean, and pleasant places for residents to walk, sit, eat, drink, and enjoy free time with family and friends in. To prepare our high street for this vision of the future, TotF has five key priorities: 

Our Five Priorities:

1) Cut business rates to help ease the pressure on existing businesses and make it easier for new businesses to open.

2) Keep the streets tidy and a nice place to be to ensure a welcoming environment.

3) Introduce attractive features to the high street, such as trees and flowers, to keep the area green and a pleasant space.

4) Free parking should be protected or introduced to improve accessibility.

5) Help keep streets safe with increased police visibility.

 

How to Help:

Sign my petition below to lower business rates

Lowering business rates will help alleviate the pressures that are faced by businesses on our high streets. With lower rates, shops could afford to expand into new products, employ more staff, and invest in skills and training for local people. 

 

Towns of the future

  • 1 Current Lower Business Rates
  • 2 Your details

News

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Andrea Writes to the Chancellor About Lower High Street VAT

Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

These are difficult times for our high streets, and the Government is acting to support jobs and businesses across the UK. I have written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, asking him to consider a two-tier system of VAT.

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Andrea Welcomes Government £750,000 investment for Morley

Friday, 25 September, 2020

I welcome this Government accelerated investment for shovel ready projects in Morley!

I know that £750,000 will go a long way towards helping to regenerate our local area & drive forward our economic recovery as we bounce back from the impact of Coronavirus

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Express: We Cannot Abandon Our Towns

Sunday, 26 January, 2020

Britain is changing but we CANNOT abandon our towns, says ANDREA JENKYNS

WHEN I got my first job in a Greggs bakery at 16, I would have never thought that I would have been elected to Parliament one day.

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Andrea Welcomes £25 Million Investment For Morley

Saturday, 26 October, 2019

In July, the Prime Minister announced a £3.6 billion Towns Fund, which continues the Government’s work in levelling up our towns and help them to endure as vibrant, prosperous and connected places. 

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Andrea Enjoys Morley Outdoor Market

Saturday, 3 August, 2019

Just picked up this great jumper featuring Postman Pat for Clifford from one of the fantastic stalls at today's Morley outdoor market!

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Andrea Visits Morley's Yorkshire Day Craft and Gift Fair

Saturday, 27 July, 2019

I enjoyed my visit to Morley's Yorkshire Day craft and gift fair today in the town hall. 

Had some positive chats with residents & picked up a few things for the family!

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Morley Observer: I Am So Proud Of Our Town

Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

Like you, I felt some sadness when last week I read that after 148 years this would be the last edition of the Morley Observer. 

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Andrea Chairs APPG on Economic Development

Monday, 24 June, 2019

I was proud to chair an excellent session of the APPG on Economic Development with the Institute of Economic Development, looking specifically at how we can regenerate the British high street.

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Andrea Enjoys Ardsley's Summer Fete

Saturday, 22 June, 2019

I had a great time at today's Summer Fete in Ardsley, and won a prize!

Fantastic cause and always nice to chat with residents in the sun

 

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Andrea Litter Picks in Wrenthorpe

Saturday, 22 June, 2019

Enjoyed litter picking this morning in Wrenthorpe!

Great to see our area so clean and well done to all the fantastic local volunteers. 

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Andrea Jenkyns MP for Morley and Outwood

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