It seems like only Thursday when we heard that Regent Street was waving goodbye to Dickins & Jones. And now it's Laura Ashley's turn to clear out and clear off, complaining of extortionate rents. Now the last time the Rat and Mouse visited Laura Ashley was the last time we decided to attend a Cotswold Conservative Association garden party in drag, but still... soon it'll just be Starbucks, dodgy mobile phone shops and the Apple store who can afford the area.