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Businesses hit hard by sudden road closure

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Vincent
Published date29 April 2022
The measure, due to a dangerous building, has hit shops and businesses in and around the area

Jacqui, who has managed popular pub Slipstream for 23 years, told the Standard: "We have a roaring trade at the weekend and last weekend was the worst in my 23 years here. It was awful.

"People come here after coming off the train and passing by. But there is a couples association that comes up from Carlisle by train regularly but they didn't come here last Saturday because they were told the street was shut off.

"I know that because I bumped into them and they said they were told the whole place was closed off and they walked up Newall Terrace instead and round into the town.

"They were told that it was shut to pedestrians as well as vehicles."

Ms Dickson added: "I cannot believe it's got to this stage. I have been shouting about this building across the road for years.

"That was our worst weekend apart from when COVID hit. We have scaffolding outside our pub because the roof on the top floor is being repaired and now we have fencing and stuff on the road outside to block the road to vehicles.

"I don't know yet how I am going to organise deliveries to my place, but we'll get there in the end and I can tell punters that we are still open for business."

Callum McKay, 62, is the owner of the independent electrical goods shop TN McKay which is attached to the former Treasure Cave building.

He told how he heard a loud noise last week which was a wooden beam crashing inside the crumbling edifice.

Mr McKay said: "Last Tuesday we heard a big bang so we put ladders up (at the back of the shop) and saw bricks had landed on the roof of Taddei's Takeaway next door and that the beam that fell had gone into the side of his wall knocking out bricks.

"It is absolutely hellish, terrible. "I have an issue with no access, an issue with no customers and an issue with safety.

"I have been here for 40 years and we have business interruption insurance if we are required to close."

Mr McKay added: "The demolition people came and...

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