I m a little barometer almost. If the high street is up 3% when retail sales figures come out, I ll usually be up 3-4% as well.
Andrew Babington-Barber from the Hot Sausage Co is celebrating three decades on the Cornhill in Ipswich.
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Throughout the pandemic, Mr Bavington-Barber says business has gone from nothing to twice what he would expect, but now it is settling back down.
He said: We re about back to normal trade-wise, but the footfall is still down. What we miss at the moment is a whole raft of office workers. They re just not around but we re still getting shoppers.
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Ipswich Central chief executive Paul Clement
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He said: Becoming a city wouldn’t be a badge on a wall; if Ipswich were to be successful, it would really matter to its future, particularly for our young people. There are still only 51 cities in England. In the five years following the Queen’s last award, every one of those saw their local economy grow at a rate higher than the national average. Cities attract more inward investment and appeal to more visitors. That’s more jobs, new skills, higher wages and better opportunities for our young people.
Ipswich Central chief executive Paul Clement
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He said: Becoming a city wouldn’t be a badge on a wall; if Ipswich were to be successful, it would really matter to its future, particularly for our young people. There are still only 51 cities in England. In the five years following the Queen’s last award, every one of those saw their local economy grow at a rate higher than the national average. Cities attract more inward investment and appeal to more visitors. That’s more jobs, new skills, higher wages and better opportunities for our young people.
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