Tom Blakemore, of GH Porter Provisions, and Alison Gates, of The Loft, in Newark Market Place, stunned by parking ticket problem
| Updated: 16:29, 23 February 2021
Traders in Newark town centre have appealed for support after being given parking tickets while loading their vans to make home deliveries.
Tom Blakemore, of GH Porter Provisions, in Newark Market Place, said he had received countless tickets since launching his delivery service during the pandemic.
Tom Blakemore, owner of Porter Provisions, with parking tickets he has received when loading his van. (44414115)
And Alison Gates, owner of The Loft, also in the Market Place, said she had experienced similar problems.
Buzz about Newark Market Place as craft and charity markets return over the weekend
| Updated: 13:31, 14 December 2020
Craft and charity markets happened in Newark Market Place over the weekend and brought some much-needed, albeit socially-distanced, hustle and bustle to the town.
Saturday saw a craft market that was marshalled by security staff and had a one-way system in force. Thankfully although busy, there weren t the numbers that forced the closure of the more large-scale event in Nottingham Market Square on the first day of its run.
Sunday saw a number of local, county and regional charities represented as they tried to do something to address the major losses to their revenues caused by the coronavirus lockdowns.