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  Thank you Terry. Dover does have some very good independent businesses. It has been said before but one of the real problems is that the shopping street is so long from the Charlton Centre to the proposed St James development. The population of Dover is not big enough to support it. At least we do have proper shops open every day. In Deal there are quite a few attractive niche shops that are never open or only open a few hours a week for weekenders. I have theory that some are "faux" shops bought as cheaper commercial property and used as solely residential with a token business for appearances only. The current business rate relief for small businesses encourages this.

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