Traders in Nottingham's oldest independent shopping arcade are being forced out of the premises where they have been in business for well over a decade. They have been told in a letter from an agent acting for the landlord that they must vacate the top floor of West End Arcade.
A music shop, T-shirt printing shop, a hair salon and barbers, with entry via Upper Parliament Street, have to move out in April. Shops and a cafe on the lower floor, with an entrance off Long Row, are unaffected since they have a different landlord.
The decision came as a shock to the shopkeepers - especially as they were initially told in January that they had just 30 days to leave. When they complained about the short notice, the landlord agreed to extend the deadline to April 8. Traders said they hadn't been offered any compensation or financial help towards relocation costs.
