Royal painters immortalise business heroes saving British high streets

Gino Verecchia, whose family has run University Café since 1918 (Picture: Iona Inglesby)

Some of Britain’s best ‘bossmans’ are getting the kind of recognition normally reserved for kings and queens.

Britain’s high streets have been through a tumultuous time, with shop closures and struggling businesses leaving once-bustling town centres looking very different.

But behind the empty shopfronts and changing shopping habits are the independent bu...