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Free parking – it’s working!
IT’S just two weeks into the ‘free parking on Saturdays’ scheme at Saltash and traders are already saying that it is having a good effect on the town cen- tre. And STIG (Saltash Town Centre Improvement Group), which fought for the scheme, says the town has another reason to feel upbeat. It says unlike other neighbouring towns, and across the county as a whole, with only two empty shops – one of which should be occupied shortly – Saltash has a vacancy rate of just one per cent. The group says it should contend for the unofficial title of ‘least empty shops in Cornwall’.
‘There are not many towns that can boast that,’ said chamber of commerce vice-chairman Peter Ry- land. Chairman of STIG, cllr Adam Killeya said: ‘Saltash town centre is re- ally booming at the mo- ment.’ Members of STIG and town councillors were man-
SHOPS in Saltash town centre have reason to feel upbeat
ning the parking meters last Saturday as some peo- ple were still trying to pay. Cllr Richard Bickford said: ‘People were delighted to be told parking was free and by midday the car park was full and the main street bustling. ‘As a council we have in- vested our Section 106 money from the opening of supermarkets directly into
helping the high street and it is working.’ Sue Smith, at the Drift-
wood Gifts and Art shop, said: ‘The free parking is increasing footfall allowing people time to browse in- stead of dashing back to their cars before their tick- ets run out.’
Joanne Richards, of Olivia’s Lingerie, said: ‘It would be nice if parking
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was free all the time, but this is definitely helping to keep Saltash going.’
In Liskeard, which has
many empty shops, the mayor Tony Powell said the town council was in negoti- ations with Cornwall Coun- cil about car park charges. ‘The county council will not budge on its income from the car parks and we do not have any 106 money
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like Saltash, so anything we try and do will have to be paid for by the local tax- payer,’ he said. ‘We are looking at what it
would cost the town to bring back 40p for the first hour in all three main car parks, at Westbourne, Up- per Sungirt and the Cattle Market, and it looks to be in the region of £50,000- £60,000 per annum.’
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Chance to give views on
yellow lines
PEOPLE are being given the chance to have their say on pro- posals to paint more yellow lines on roads in Liskeard
There is to be a pub- lic consultation organ- ised by the town coun- cil about the ten new parking orders relat- ing to the town as pro- posed by Cornwall Council.
The town council
will have its caravan on The Parade tomor- row between 9am and 1pm, where people will be able to view large explanatory maps and fill in forms with their comments. Among proposed changes are: Fore Street being
made into a pedes- trian zone with access to vehicles for loading only between 4pm and 10.30am. Bay Tree Hill to have new short stay parking bays with re- strictions of Monday- Saturday, 9am to 6pm, up to one hour with no return within three hours. Existing park- ing bays including the taxi rank to remain. Introduction of new double yellow lines with one single yellow line to remain. Community col-
lege approach road to have continuation of single yellow line with no parking or waiting Monday-Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Part of Church Street South to have new single yellow line with no parking or waiting Monday-Sat- urday, 8am to 6pm. Lanchard to have a single yellow line and a width restric- tion. Manley Road to have a new single yel- low line with no wait- ing Monday-Saturday, 8am-6pm. Varley Lane to have new no waiting at any time double yel- low lines. Station Road will have extensions to ex- isting yellow lines and the introduction of new single yellow lines in other areas. Tollgate Close will have a new single yellow line on both sides of the Lang Road
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