Letters: Are all the alterations around St Paul’s really necessary?

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Editor,

I’d like to say thank you to Mr Homer, who I think describes the situation in Bedford perfectly and I agree very much with what he has written.

Read: Letters: Traffic paralysis in Bedford town centre 

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The real shame is people are not visiting Bedford because of the lack of good shops, they certainly will not visit now because of the traffic, are all the alterations around St Paul’s really necessary?

Read: Regeneration of St Paul’s Square is “vital” part of £4.98m town centre funding

The visitors will stay away, this then will take such a long time for them to return (if they ever do) Also our beautiful church Of St. Paul’s sitting in the middle of all this, she needs visitors too, to see her beauty

Brenda Hands
Cotton End

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