Shop workers in Hexham fear they could lose their jobs after controversial changes to a car parking payment system saw customers boycott two businesses.
That's the word of the Northumberland town's mayor, Coun Derek Kennedy, who said he and fellow councillors had been contacted by concerned staff at the town's Marks and Spencer and B&M Bargains stores at Maiden's Walk.
The owners of the adjoining car park - Newcastle-based development company Adderstone Group - recently changed from a cash machine system to a cashless payment process.
