IN a reply to my letter published last week Labour county councillor Alan Sambrook has referred to a Lib Dem council that penalised people living in Morpeth by introducing parking charges in Morpeth town centre but not in Ponteland.I think he is referring to 1999 when 19 councillors at ...
to get a special council permit allowing them to avoid paying parking charges in Morpeth town centre between 9.30am and 11am and from 3pm onwards every day.The scheme is aimed at giving local council taxpayers an incentive to come into the town to shop more often and boost local businesses...
Survey on ParkingTraders in Morpeth are to carry out a survey of car parking usage in the town centre in a bid to back up their claims that increased charges are deterring shopping visits.
Traders say they could take anything between two and four months to complete.Now Morpeth and District Chamber of Trade has called for free parking to be allowed in the town centre for the duration of the contract, to encourage shoppers and visitors to keep coming in.They have made the ...