Mansfield residents call for change as shop vacancy rate reaches 17%

Mansfield has the joint-highest shop vacancy rate among Nottinghamshire’s larger towns, with 17% of retail space currently empty. The figure puts it level with Worksop and well behind Beeston, where the vacancy rate is 4%, Bingham at 5% and Retford at 5.5%. Residents say rising costs, a lack of variety and the loss of established […]