Footfall is flat but basket size is up, which is the pattern the sector has seen all year.

The original estimate was eleven million. The current one is thirty-four, and the design has changed twice.

Most of the obligations already existed. The change is in enforcement, and in who counts as a controller.

Three towns in the county now have a paid local reporter again, funded by a mix of subscription and grant.

A third consecutive monthly rise, though the underlying survey sample is small enough that the trend deserves caution.

The vote passed eight to three. Objectors have twenty-eight days to seek review, and two have already said they will.