THE QUESTION
Why do high-street shops keep closing?
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| Shopkeepers say they were never asked before the one-way system came i | → | Rents were set when the street was full and have not come down |
| → | Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them | |
| Young families shop where there is a toilet and a place to park a pram | → | Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them |
| → | Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park | |
| Grants exist for shopfronts but the paperwork takes longer than a leas | → | Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people |
| Rent is due quarterly in advance, which a new business cannot fund | → | Charity shops pay lower rates, so landlords prefer them |
| The council's economic plan was written for the whole district, not th | → | Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out |
| The town's website lists shops that closed years ago | → | Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out |
| Events are organised by volunteers who are burning out | → | Festival days bring people in and there is nothing to keep them |
| → | Residents drive past the high street on the way to the park | |
| Traders' association meetings are attended by the same five people | → | Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work |
| Shops open at ten and close at four, after most people are at work | → | The market moved to Wednesday and the shops' best day went with it |