Shoppers in Retford have shared their optimism despite fears the high street could struggle. It comes after the market town's high street has seen key losses over the past year.
Major staples have gone including Geo. Burton's family run butchers after 146 years as well as four bank closures. The GPO, which was hoped would regenerate live music in Retford, shut its doors after just five months.
Lincolnshire Live reports The Courtyard on Churchgate also closed after nine months in business. One resident of the town, who has watched Retford change over the last decade, said the closures were a "sign of the way things are going".
