Future’s looking bright for Brighton’s London Road after vacancy rate drop

For years it was a shopping street in decline.

But thanks to a little help from high street guru Mary Portas, Brighton’s London Road has gone through a little bit of a transformation in recent months.

New shops and cafes have opened, big developments have opened and the place is looking more attractive meaning for the first time in a long time there’s a real buzz about the place.

The changes have been helped with funding from the Portas Pilot.

According to the local authority the rate of empty shops has dropped from 16% to 8% over the last 24 months of the project.

Latest TV’s Javier Douglas reports.