[Margaret Pilkington]

well Neil, they didn't have much clout in town did they?
Aldi........well, that has only recently come to the fore......Asda....that is a good walk out of town...especially if you have no transport and a baby in a buggy with a weeks shopping to do.
We haven't had Kwik-Save for quite some time.
If you want something from Curry's it is a damned long walk.

And didn't TESCO bung the council some wonga.....on the understanding that the bus station was nearer to them.

Of course the internet has had an influence, but then so did the pedestrianisation of Broadway,the fact that both the market and the market hall are a travesty...and do not deserve to be called markets...and the fact that the town trades on it being a 'Floral Market Town'.

The place has been left to rot...it is no wonder people resort to the internet.

Shopping is a tactile experience, and experience of sights and smells....that is where the internet cannot compare.

Other places have vibrant markets, diverse shops.
Why might this be?

Bury is in the shadow of Manchester, but it manages to hold its own very nicely...with some good independent shops and a thriving market.