Well, one reason is that local MP Sarah Wollaston and Totnes Mayor Pruw Boswell met the Costa Chairman and after that discussion Costa pulled out, even though they had signed a lease on the shop. Yet another example of a Conservative MP putting the constituency first. Totnes said in its petition that they wanted to “strengthen the local economy, reduce the cost of living and prepare for a future with less oil and a changing climate.
The town’s Action Manager added “The idea of communities standing up and saying ‘you’re not right for us has got a lot more traction than it had before”
How refreshing! And how true.
Sidmouth Independent News 
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