Arundel businesses 'are being treated unfairly'
The bridge is to close on several weekends in September and October, but not during the weekend of the Revival, raising concerns from the Chamber of Commerce that businesses are being treated unfairly by the Highways Agency.
Clive Gardner, who has run Castle Chocolates in Tarrant Street for 20 years, said: "They make allowances for Goodwood but not for Arundel generally."
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Hide AdHe accepted that the bridge had to be repaired but there needed to be a level playing field.
"There's no reason why one large business like Goodwood should be treated favourably when the rest of Arundel is obviously going to suffer on these weekends," he said.
For full story see West Sussex Gazette August 13