Shopfronts at centre of two West Country rows: Taunton protest closure and Wiltshire stripes ruling
A Taunton shop owner plans to close for a counter-protest while a Wiltshire retailer is being ordered to remove painted stripes from a listed building.
Two shopfront cases reported this week show retailers in Taunton and Wiltshire facing different kinds of public attention over their premises.
Somerset County Gazette reported that a Taunton shop owner is to close the business this weekend and has urged small businesses to oppose "far-right" marches by joining a counter-protest [1]. The Wiltshire Times reported that a retailer has been ordered to remove stripes she painted on the front of her Grade II listed shop [2]. BBC News Wiltshire reported that the owner, Isabella Wookey, said she may appeal the rejection of her application for retrospective consent [3].
Read together, the two cases show a contrast: one retailer is using a shop closure as a protest, while another is contesting an order to change what is painted on her shopfront.
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