“They have done everything to stop people spending money in shops” were the words of one furious trader in Otley as he criticised planters which have been put outside his shop.
On One side of Kirkgate, in the north-Leeds town, there are a number of planters placed on the road in a space once reserved for parking.
Before they were put there by Leeds City Council, there were barriers put in place for a one way system during the pandemic.