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| ANGRY: Kashif Ali with bag of flour outside his bakery in Randal Street, Blackburn |
THE boss of a naan bread bakery said his business was being 'crippled' after vehicles were banned from unloading outside his shop.
Kashif Ali, 35, owner of Sheikh's Naan Company, Randal Street, near Whalley Range, Blackburn, takes regular deliveries of two-and-a-half tonne bags of flour.
And he said that one wholesaler had already refused to deliver to his business because of the restrictions.
Instead Mr Ali said he had resorted to taking deliveries late at night when the restrictions are not enforced but that this was not suitable in the long term.
Council bosses said the changes had been brought in back in November in a bid to improve traffic flow and urged Mr Ali to contact them to discuss any concerns.
He said: "We shut in February to have work done on the building and when we had our last delivery of flour around that time the wholesaler refused to park outside because they could have been fined.
"We have two-and-a-half tonnes of flour delivered at a time to make the naans, but it comes in 25kilo bags. Delivery worker can't park somewhere else and carry them down because they are to heavy.
"We've managed to get another order in, but it was dropped off late at night and we can't go on like that.
"What the council has done is ridiculous because we can't make our bread if we don't have the flour."
Sheikh's Naan Company has traded as a wholesaler in the area for 12-years and Mr Ali claims delivery drivers have been left with little alternative in terms of where to park.
He added: "They can't park on the side streets because it's too far to walk. People can't physically carry that much weight over a long distance."
Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses said there was a pay and display area on the opposite side of the street which could be used by delivery drivers if they needed somewhere to park.
And bosses said the no loading restrictions were vital avoid traffic jams on the one way system in the area.
Coun Alan Cottam, executive member for regeneration, said "The Whalley Range scheme restrictions were implemented a number of months ago, however the council is always pleased to receive feedback from businesses and users of the area to allow the fine balance of traffic movement and convenience to be met.
"If the owner of the business wishes to contact the council we will consider if any adjustments can be made to the scheme to alleviate his situation."
3:08pm Friday 16th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Bonkers on 3:30pm Fri 16 May 08
Firstly to the owner of the nan company - park the truck a distance away, invest in one of those two wheelie trollies which you can operate with it's two handles. Quite simple really just needs a little imagination. Saves you having to lift and the dreaded parking ticket.
Secondly to the bosses of BWD who say there is a pay and display area opposite - what is somebody supposed to do if the inadequate pay and display area is fully occupied and the next alternative is a silly distance away.
Once again to the council this part of Blckbrn and many others including the town centre and darwen were all working fine when they were two way streets but the council (that needs to be rephrased) the council leaders in their infinite wisdom decide to change something that is already working fine.
Personally I think it's this silly PC brigade, human rights, compo culture and a lack of common sense (not that common it seems)that's the root cause of all this. A little discretion in some cases of daily life would also go very far in making the place a little better.
Along with the council leaders I think the Govt also deserve a lot of the blame not the hard working public that is always being robbed of every dime it makes.
Firstly to the owner of the nan company - park the truck a distance away, invest in one of those two wheelie trollies which you can operate with it's two handles. Quite simple really just needs a little imagination. Saves you having to lift and the dreaded parking ticket.
Secondly to the bosses of BWD who say there is a pay and display area opposite - what is somebody supposed to do if the inadequate pay and display area is fully occupied and the next alternative is a silly distance away.
Once again to the council this part of Blckbrn and many others including the town centre and darwen were all working fine when they were two way streets but the council (that needs to be rephrased) the council leaders in their infinite wisdom decide to change something that is already working fine.
Personally I think it's this silly PC brigade, human rights, compo culture and a lack of common sense (not that common it seems)that's the root cause of all this. A little discretion in some cases of daily life would also go very far in making the place a little better.
Along with the council leaders I think the Govt also deserve a lot of the blame not the hard working public that is always being robbed of every dime it makes.
Posted by: vikingpower, blackburn on 4:16pm Fri 16 May 08
yes,a sack truck would solve the problem
yes,a sack truck would solve the problem
Posted by: Peanut, Bubble on 5:01pm Fri 16 May 08
Just do what you do when LOADING the Naan onto vehicles ????? If your banned for unloading does this not also apply to loading ????
Just do what you do when LOADING the Naan onto vehicles ????? If your banned for unloading does this not also apply to loading ????
Posted by: soap opera, coronation st on 10:35pm Fri 16 May 08
the only thing bwdbc is interested in is making money from putting yellow lines everywere.in time it will be cheaper for the council to paint yellow lines WHERE YOU CAN PARK the people of blackburn are no interset to bwdbc except to make money from them
the only thing bwdbc is interested in is making money from putting yellow lines everywere.in time it will be cheaper for the council to paint yellow lines WHERE YOU CAN PARK the people of blackburn are no interset to bwdbc except to make money from them
Posted by: Enoch Powell, Blackburn on 10:00pm Sat 17 May 08
It seems to me that Whalley Range has been neglected somewhat over the years. It's about time the council enforced the by-laws and laws of the land in this area as strictly as they do in other areas. The selling of food stuffs from the pavement infront of shops should be the next thing to ban. Along with those 'A' boards which were banished from the town centre for being a hazard to the partly sighted. What about parking with two wheels on the pavement? I'm sure those rather expensive, imported Italian cobbles won't last long!
It seems to me that Whalley Range has been neglected somewhat over the years. It's about time the council enforced the by-laws and laws of the land in this area as strictly as they do in other areas. The selling of food stuffs from the pavement infront of shops should be the next thing to ban. Along with those 'A' boards which were banished from the town centre for being a hazard to the partly sighted. What about parking with two wheels on the pavement? I'm sure those rather expensive, imported Italian cobbles won't last long!
Posted by: ononsg on 9:34am Sun 18 May 08
[quote][bold]soap opera[/bold] wrote:
the only thing bwdbc is interested in is making money from putting yellow lines everywere.in time it will be cheaper for the council to paint yellow lines WHERE YOU CAN PARK the people of blackburn are no interset to bwdbc except to make money from them[/quote] This is not a joke. I was in Turin last week, and the only place you are allowed to park, is where Blue lines or boxes have been painted on the road
soap opera wrote:
the only thing bwdbc is interested in is making money from putting yellow lines everywere.in time it will be cheaper for the council to paint yellow lines WHERE YOU CAN PARK the people of blackburn are no interset to bwdbc except to make money from them
This is not a joke. I was in Turin last week, and the only place you are allowed to park, is where Blue lines or boxes have been painted on the road
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