{"id":6182,"date":"2022-02-21T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=6182"},"modified":"2022-02-21T12:33:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:33:33","slug":"people-in-whitchurch-say-theyre-unhappy-about-plans-for-a-new-dominos-pizza-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/people-in-whitchurch-say-theyre-unhappy-about-plans-for-a-new-dominos-pizza-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Whitchurch Say They&#8217;re Unhappy about Plans For a New Dominos Pizza Branch."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many business owners and residents expressed concerns over parking, traffic, and the number of other food outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Domino&#8217;s new branch is planned to be located in the centre of the busiest and most dangerous part of the street, on a site which was previously occupied by Blue Skies Travel and Caring Cards stationery shop. Local people say there are frequent near-misses here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-770x573.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-293x218.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-770x573.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767-293x218.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5767.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Mark Coray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Coray runs a hairdressing salon in Whitchurch. He says the new Dominos will lead to more traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When there&#8217;s more traffic when there are more vehicles when there&#8217;s more congestion, it can only get worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many other businesses and residents in Whitchurch would like more small independent retailers to move into high street shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are also some people who expressed a positive attitude about the pizza chain, because they don\u2019t want the streets to look empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-770x1026.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-293x390.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-770x1026.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768-293x390.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/IMG_5768.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Alwen Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alwen Lewis, is the owner of an independent health food shop in Whitchurch. 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