How often have I complained about our High Street consisting of only coffee shops and charity shops – not that I have anything against charity shops or coffee shops for that matter? Everyone I talk to says it is sad to see all the independent shop owners go and disappear.

It is especially poignant when this discussions take place in a Tesco, Sainsbury or any of the other supermarket chain stores! Independent shop owners need to earn a living, they are more than a ‘nice to have’ visual backdrop to our lives, they are businesses with real people.

There is one easy way to keep them in our lives, go and do some shopping.

Read more on this story on the BBC.

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