A popular barber's shop in Mapperley is currently up for sale and people have spoken out about what they’d like to see replace it. Many people have said that they’d like to see a bank as the area is without one.
The Caveman Barbers which is currently still open for business is up for sale for £200,000. The barbers is located on 886 Woodborough Road, Mapperley.
Mapperley has many places to browse in including Sainsburys, Co-Op, a Costa Coffee and others shops and restaurants.
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People in Mapperley however, want to see a bank. Many people have to travel to either Carlton or the city centre to go to their local branch.
Cathy Hills, 67-years-old from Mapperley who is retired, would like to see a bank. She said: “Years ago, there were many banks around here and it was very handy.
“Now, I just go to town because it’s easier, I can’t be bothered to wait in the queue for the Post Office, it gets rather long at times. I’m not very good at online stuff and I’m scared I’ll lose money if I get something wrong, we only have one cash machine at Sainsbury's.
“If it’s not a bank, I’d like to see another coffee shop, you can never have too many of those.”
John Holland, 72, lives in Mapperley would also like to see a bank. John told Nottinghamshire Live that there used to be a TSB, Barclays and a Lloyds in the area but they have all closed.
John said: “I wouldn’t like to see another barbers! We have enough of those. We don’t need anymore restaurants. We already have a hardware shop and a newsagents, we have most things here.
“It would be nice to see a bank, I have to go to Carlton or Arnold if I need to go to the bank.”
Builder Sam Gordon-James, 28, lives in Mapperley and would welcome most retail options to the area. He said: “I don’t mind what I see as long as it isn’t something ridiculous.
“It’ll either be somewhere you can go to eat or a shop which is fine by me. I like this area, there’s a lot here and it saves older people from having to go to town all the time.
“I’m surprised the barbers shop is closing down, it gets busy there a lot of the time.”
Terri Walters, 55-years-old is a sales assistant. Originally from Mapperley, Terri now lives in Netherfield but visits often to spend time with her mum.
Terri would like to see a bread bakery. She said: “I’d love to see a bakery, I know we have Birds but I’d like one that just sells bread. I love freshly baked bread, I do it myself most of the time but it would be nice to see one in the area. I know that a lot of people including my mum would want to see a bank. I do agree that there’s a lot of banks closing down all over Nottingham but this just seems too small for it to be a bank.”
