EPISODE · Feb 9, 2026 · 24 MIN
A broken high street and its billionaire owners
from Today in Focus · host The Guardian
The whole town centre of Newton Aycliffe in County Durham is owned by billionaire brothers – so why is it so run down? Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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