I was in Scunthorpe yesterday. If anything the town centre is even more dismal and desolate than Doncaster. Half of the stores are shut, even in the Foundry Shopping Centre, and the shops still open look empty. Only the pawnbrokers, loan-sharks and betting shops seem to be doing much business.
As I browsed in Boots, the staff went into what looked like a well-rehearsed drill. They barred the doors, to stop anyone leaving, and a fellow browser – presumably a plain-clothed store detective - leapt into action and apprehended two guys and a girl, who he accused of shoplifting. Within 30 seconds three uniformed policemen had arrived, and that’s when I left…
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