The former Iceland store in Hanley has begun to disappear just months after closing, as demolition gets underway to make way for the next phase of the Etruscan Square regeneration project.
The former Iceland store in Hanley has begun to disappear just months after closing, as demolition gets underway to make way for the next phase of the Etruscan Square regeneration project.
Sixteen years after the BBC reported on the decline of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s high street, Six Towns Daily looks at why local people are still raising the same concerns in 2026, from empty units and a lack of independent businesses to the growing number of takeaways, vape shops and barbers.