Work begins on £4.6m High Street project

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They say the works don’t take into account the town’s needs and are a waste of public money, with one resident telling the Voice the town was being “destroyed for a vanity project".

Thornbury Chamber of Commerce believes the changes will have a detrimental effect on businesses, and says some customers are already staying away.

Spokesperson Zoe Gilbraith said: “The Chamber together with other businesses and loyal customers who supported our High Street, are still perplexed by the decision made by South Gloucestershire Council to

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change our once-thriving High Street, which was the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of this authority.”

Thornbury Town and District Residents Association, which was formed following meetings to oppose the plans, said South Gloucestershire Council had failed to respond to the wishes of local people.

Spokesperson John Reynolds said they were disappointed there would be no period of consultation between the publication of final plans and work starting.

He said: “Since SGC never researched in detail the economy and traffic in the centre of Thornbury before closing the High Street to