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The country鈥檚 town and city centres were knocked for six during two years of unprecedented national lockdowns.

As the 海角视频 finally feels like it is putting Covid-19 behind it, consumer and business confidence has taken a fresh blow from spiralling prices caused by the war in Ukraine, Brexit bureaucracy and a slowdown in imports from the Far East.

The big issue now is how can the 海角视频鈥檚 regions maintain a sense of resilience and get people back into city centres while facing up to the current problems amid talk of stagflation and recession.

Derby city centre is typical of most medium sized cities and with the recent warm weather bringing people out to shop, eat and drink, one could be forgiven for thinking things were back to normal.

However the city council says it is aware of the problems businesses and residents are facing, so has launched what it is calling a 鈥渃ity conversation鈥� to try and address some of those issues.

After missing out on a recent bid for City of Culture status it is drawing up plans for a 鈥渂old, transformational vision鈥� for Derby city centre looking at longer-term ideas and interventions that will transform and 鈥渟ecure its future as a vibrant place that people can feel proud of and want to visit鈥�.

The last time the city drew up a significant masterplan was six years, resulting in schemes such as the 拢200 million Becketwell regeneration plans which are now well under way and will include homes, public spaces and a 3,500 capacity performance venue.

It is the biggest regeneration project Derby city centre has seen since the Westfield Centre went up in 2007.

The council says the new discussion will recognise the challenges facing all city centres, not just Derby, and provide an over-arching 鈥榙irection-of-travel鈥� that could inform future plans and actions up and down the 海角视频.

The document is broken down into 12 key themes 鈥� climate change, culture, public realm, green and blue infrastructure, city living, accessibility and connectivity, heritage, design quality, learning, business and creativity, shopping and leisure, delivery and coordination.

City council leader Coun Chris Poulter said they were opening the conversation with residents, businesses and other stakeholders on Wednesday, June 8 on the Let鈥檚 Talk Derby website.

He said: 鈥淭his is a fantastic opportunity to talk about what we want Derby to be in the future.

鈥淔rom these discussions we鈥檒l be creating a brand new vision for the future of our city centre. I urge everyone to take the time and share ideas for the Derby of the future.

鈥淲hilst we need to take urgent action now to deal with the immediate challenges and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we also need a longer-term plan that addresses the structural issues that face the city centre, of which can鈥檛 be solved overnight.

鈥淲e鈥檒l be working closely with our Team Derby partners and to get a greater understanding of what our residents and businesses would like and need to see in their city centre.

鈥淭hese conversations will be the first step towards creating a new vision which will restore its position as the heart and soul of Derby.鈥�

A spokeswoman for the city council said it was the first time a city-wide future regeneration conversation had taken place of this size since the creation of the City Centre Masterplan in 2016.

She said: 鈥淭he previous plan brought about exciting developments within the city, including the Becketwell development and Our City, Our River flood defence scheme.

鈥淭hese conversations around the ambition will inform the next stage in the process for developing a new City Centre vision to be published in 2023.

鈥淭he conversation begins on Wednesday, June 8, and will run for 12 weeks over the summer on the Let鈥檚 Talk Derby website for residents, business and stakeholders to share ideas and feedback.鈥�

Earlier this month Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Cabinet Office Minister Steve Barclay hailed Derby as an example of the Government鈥檚 levelling up agenda. Derbyshire has received 拢70million from the Levelling Up Fund.

He said: 鈥淒erby is a city of real vibrancy and it was fantastic to see the ambitious regeneration projects taking place across the city centre.

鈥淭he redevelopment of the Market Hall is really starting to take shape and the 拢15 million Future High Streets funding will help develop other parts of the St Peter鈥檚 Quarter.

鈥淟evelling up is a central part of the Government鈥檚 ambition because we want to ensure people and communities up and down the country are able to thrive, so it was great to see how Derby has been able to access funding that will drive inward investment into the city centre and create opportunity for people.鈥�