CINDERFORD town centre grinded to a virtual standstill this week as it was closed off to traffic for road improvements.

Traders complained that it was killing their business.

Workers in Real Deal said there was so little trade 'it just didn't fee like a normal day'.

Orhan Karagandere, who runs Truly Scrumptious, said: "It's been very quiet today. We usually get around 50 or 60 customers in a morning today we've only had about 30 customers."

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