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Louth is Special: It’s official!
November 20th 2008
A recent survey of Louth shows that the profusion of small independent retailers mark the town out as a distinctive town, with huge character and individuality.
The Clone Town Britain Survey II is designed to determine whether a town has become a Clone Town increasingly indistinguishable from hundreds of others around the country; or whether it survives as a Home Town, distinctive and recognisable as a unique place. Louth has scored superby well on the survey, conducted this month.
The Clone Town Britain Index measures both the identity and diversity of outlets on the core of the high street. It weights more for identity because ownership is critical to the health of the local economy and community. But diversity is important, and so is also included. Towns scoring below 50 on the scale are classified as Clone Towns. Over half of the stores counted are chains, and there is little diversity. Towns scoring over 65 are classified as Home Towns, where almost two thirds or more of the stores are independent, and there is a wide range of outlets. In between are ‘Border Towns,’ which are neither highly homogenised, nor strongly independent and diverse.
Louth has an index of 75 and is therefore classified as a Home Town, still special for its diversity of independent shops.
More information about the New Economics Foundation Clone Town Britain survey
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