What compensation will Market Place traders get?

Last updated 21:30, Thursday, 27 March 2008

MUCH has been written and many battles have been fought over the Cockermouth Market Place development, even before it started.

However, now that we've lived through many weeks of disruption, with six more weeks to go, we, the public, have a clearer picture of the drastic effects of these roadworks on the businesses - shops, hairdressers and hotel in the Market Place and in particular the small greengrocer's shop which has often been partly blocked-off and difficult to get to.

The consequences for these traders have been extremely serious. They must be suffering great financial losses and the key question is: what compensation will they get?

Perhaps now is the time for the appropriate local authority to spell out in the press what they plan to do to make good the losses suffered over many weeks by the businesses in Cockermouth Market Place.

MARGARET BREMNER

Blennerhasset