John Haswell said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Councillor Scott Dickinson and the Labour authority for enabling this to happen but also to everyone that took part

Berwick Chamber of Trade chairman John Haswell has welcomed the reintroduction of short-stay parking on Marygate.

He has hailed the move as ‘a small victory’ in the effort to breathe new life into the struggling town centre.
He said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Councillor Scott Dickinson and the Labour authority for enabling this to happen but also to everyone that took part (in the survey) and did their bit in getting free high street parking back to Berwick, a small victory perhaps, but a one for the town.”
He was part of a working group which has pushed for the reintroduction of parking on the high street over the last 18 months. They believe it could increase the amount of footfall in the town centre and give retailers a boost.
The new bays have been introduced on a trial basis to allow 30-minute, no return within one hour parking.