The Village plays an active role in helping the community all around. Many local businesses and areas of the community rely on the shops contained within it and I think if the eastgate center was shut down it would probably be missed less. I am completely appalled at the decision, I have never been under the impression that these shops are joined and the boundaries of them are very clear. This is a cheap attack on the inner city of inverness to grab more money out of the poorer businesses which is both counter productive and directly against government policy to help small businesses grow. If the Village was conserved the businesses inside will grow and hopefully expand to more local business on our highstreet and make room for new start up businesses. If this decision is not overruled I am moving away from Inverness as I feel underrepresented by my local council and feel like if the council could attack these people it could happen to me. Maybe Perth has better opportunities to offer...
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maurice elliott
12 years ago
this is no way to encourage small businesses to thrive and survive to thrive and
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Calum MacPherson
12 years ago
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The village is making a positive impact on a once desolate street. Enforcing this rate and thus the unavoidable closure of those small businesses in the village will only surmount to yet another nail in the coffin of the Inverness Town centre
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Jon Palmer
12 years ago
ridiculous decision given the council's concerns for the decline in the city centre. Make decisions based on reason not rules.
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Alan Robertson
12 years ago
Are Highland and Western Isles Council intent on turning teh centre of Inverness into a charity and betting shop only zone.
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Gayle Lightbody
12 years ago
Inverness needs a balance. In Italy the historical town centres are works of art! Don't destroy the heart of the city. Tourists don't visit to see Tesco!!! Invest in the small buisnesses cause they're the heartbeat of the city.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
The lack of interesting places in Inverness is shocking, closing this just puts another nail in the coffin
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Change the rules to allow a change in ruling.
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Graham Cryer
12 years ago
Very sad that the decision makers seem to have a background in enterprise
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kyle appleton
12 years ago
great vibe at the village makes you feel comfortable and is one of the only.places that seem to make me want to come back, is very diffrent to other shops and would be a real shame for all the decent buisnesses that are there.
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Jennifer Kay Jones
12 years ago
This is a draconian and short sighted decision, penalising an enterprising group of local business people who are breathing life into the dying heart of Inverness. We need a council with a vision for the future, not one which welcomes in big business while choking off local initiatives.
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Linda Bartlett
12 years ago
It is good to see some individuality return to ANY town and to the town centre in particular. we need something different to the large chains who want to be in out-of-town retail parks!
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Allan Carson
12 years ago
Short sighted council decision strikes again.
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Rob Milk Skateshop
12 years ago
money grabbing councils have lost sight of how important these sort of businesses are to the local economy & community!
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rob ellen
12 years ago
comon sence vision and some support please
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Gillian Bimson
12 years ago
small traders need all the help they can get in the face of competition from large global companies and the town centre needs small traders to keep it alive
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David Smith
12 years ago
Please allow local, independent, refresshing new entrepreunerial enterprises like these to flourish and taqx the big moneymakers such as Tesco who are taking way much more than they give to our community??!!
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taran campbell
12 years ago
Help stop Inverness from looking like every other high street in the country, the village is quickly becoming the creative, cultural hub of the city!
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Stump
12 years ago
Save the village! Inverness needs some creativity! The village is an excellent place and should not be shut down!
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Barry MacFarlane
12 years ago
Save the Village, bring back some life into the city centre instead of filling it with down and outs and junkies @Highland Council
The Village plays an active role in helping the community all around. Many local businesses and areas of the community rely on the shops contained within it and I think if the eastgate center was shut down it would probably be missed less. I am completely appalled at the decision, I have never been under the impression that these shops are joined and the boundaries of them are very clear. This is a cheap attack on the inner city of inverness to grab more money out of the poorer businesses which is both counter productive and directly against government policy to help small businesses grow. If the Village was conserved the businesses inside will grow and hopefully expand to more local business on our highstreet and make room for new start up businesses. If this decision is not overruled I am moving away from Inverness as I feel underrepresented by my local council and feel like if the council could attack these people it could happen to me. Maybe Perth has better opportunities to offer...
this is no way to encourage small businesses to thrive and survive to thrive and
The village is making a positive impact on a once desolate street. Enforcing this rate and thus the unavoidable closure of those small businesses in the village will only surmount to yet another nail in the coffin of the Inverness Town centre
ridiculous decision given the council's concerns for the decline in the city centre. Make decisions based on reason not rules.
Are Highland and Western Isles Council intent on turning teh centre of Inverness into a charity and betting shop only zone.
Inverness needs a balance. In Italy the historical town centres are works of art! Don't destroy the heart of the city. Tourists don't visit to see Tesco!!! Invest in the small buisnesses cause they're the heartbeat of the city.
The lack of interesting places in Inverness is shocking, closing this just puts another nail in the coffin
Change the rules to allow a change in ruling.
Very sad that the decision makers seem to have a background in enterprise
great vibe at the village makes you feel comfortable and is one of the only.places that seem to make me want to come back, is very diffrent to other shops and would be a real shame for all the decent buisnesses that are there.
This is a draconian and short sighted decision, penalising an enterprising group of local business people who are breathing life into the dying heart of Inverness. We need a council with a vision for the future, not one which welcomes in big business while choking off local initiatives.
It is good to see some individuality return to ANY town and to the town centre in particular. we need something different to the large chains who want to be in out-of-town retail parks!
Short sighted council decision strikes again.
money grabbing councils have lost sight of how important these sort of businesses are to the local economy & community!
comon sence vision and some support please
small traders need all the help they can get in the face of competition from large global companies and the town centre needs small traders to keep it alive
Please allow local, independent, refresshing new entrepreunerial enterprises like these to flourish and taqx the big moneymakers such as Tesco who are taking way much more than they give to our community??!!
Help stop Inverness from looking like every other high street in the country, the village is quickly becoming the creative, cultural hub of the city!
Save the village! Inverness needs some creativity! The village is an excellent place and should not be shut down!
Save the Village, bring back some life into the city centre instead of filling it with down and outs and junkies @Highland Council