When the smoking ban came into effect, the pubs along Edge Lane started to feel the strain.
“It hit the area hard,” says Jugesh Mehta, who runs the Electrical Lighting Superstore, situated halfway along the busy dual carriageway which cuts through the city. The business has been situated in the area for 21 years, originally based around the corner from where it currently stands.
Today the shop can be found inside the former Wellington pub, one of those which eventually shut down as footfall in the area dropped off. The old pub sign sits high above the entrance.
