Resident claims Thornbury’s high street is ‘dying, deserted and desolate’

The high street of a town north of Bristol is “dying, deserted and desolate” according to a local resident.

Thornbury voted late last month to scrap changes to its high street introduced during the pandemic, with many concerned about the effect on local businesses. Seventy-two per cent of 2,567 voters said they wanted to scrap the changes, soon to be made permanent.

Despite the parish poll results, South Gloucestershire Council will push on with the changes, in a new £4.6 million scheme to make them permanent. Through traffic would be banned and parking bays removed, but deliveries and residents would still have access.