Traditional British Businesses in Decline: Pubs, Breweries and Butchers
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Guildford Arms
1-3 West Register Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH2 2AA
Traditional independent hospitality, regional culinary craft & community dining in Edinburgh
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98.7% Provenance
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The Good Food Shop
Bishopthorpe Road, York YO23 1JJ
Independent delicatessen, British artisan cheeses, local preserves & high street farm produce
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99.5% Provenance
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Shared Earth York
1 Minster Gates, York, North Yorkshire YO1 7HL
Pioneering independent fair-trade retailer, sustainable homewares & recycled crafts on Petergate York
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Top Stitch Bespoke Tailoring
Meanwood Road, Meanwood, Leeds LS6 4AZ
Master bespoke tailoring, suit re-cutting, bridal alterations & bespoke British cloth fitting
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Auto Services York
8 Poppleton Road, York, North Yorkshire YO24 4LN
Independent family garage, Class 4 & 7 MOT testing centre, diagnostics & servicing on…
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Autocare Canterbury
5 Jackson Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3RF
Independent garage, certified MOT testing, vehicle servicing & mechanical diagnostics in Canterbury
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99.8% Provenance
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Nicholas Wylde Goldsmith & Jeweller
12 Northumberland Place, Bath, Somerset BA1 5AR
Master British goldsmith & bespoke fine jewellery workshop in the heart of Bath
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99.3% Provenance
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Chi Chi Nails and Beauty
151 Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2HE
Independent hair styling, master barbering & bespoke beauty treatments in Oxford
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RAF FAIRFORD: Britain Was Warned — Then a Villager Made the Call
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford after a resident reported three suspicious vehicles. The public record raises…
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THE COLLAPSE OF 9,000 BUTCHERS: How Supermarket ‘Gas-Flushed’ Meat and the WWF 60:40 Mandate Are Ruining British Beef
Over 62% of independent British butchers have closed in 25 years. Behind the corporate 'protein transition' and fake…
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