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Daily Record
National
Sharon Liptrott

Dumfries shop sees takings half in months since council-led roadworks began

Takings at a Dumfries shop have halved since roadworks outside the premises got under way in January.

And the project, which is aimed at mitigating the impact of increased traffic going to DGRI, won’t be completed until the summer.

Grocer Ewan Fraser, who employs 11 staff at his Toll Bar convenience store on New Abbey Road, told the Standard that it is the “nightmare scenario” he has feared since 2017.

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