Historic England launches a podcast series and accompanying ebook called 'High Street Tales'. These are the first outcomes of a four-year-long national Cultural Programme led by Historic England, in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England.

The £7.4 million Cultural Programme is part of the £95 million High Streets Heritage Action Zones initiative, which is currently working across 68 English high streets. The initiative is funded with £40 million from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Heritage High Street Fund, £52 million from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Future High Streets Fund, and a further £3 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.