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High Streets that were once the pride of British communities are being gutted worrying new figures show, with shops sitting empty and the North East the worst hit by vacancies - while retail giants like Zara and Primark are bucking the trend. Geographically, the highest vacancy rates for high streets, Retail Parks and were in the North East, closely followed …