Shoppers in Nottingham city centre have voiced what they’d like to see replace a large section of Upper Parliament Street.
Recently, on Lower Parliament Street a charity shop in the space occupied by Perfect Home has closed down.
There are more stores set to close down including The Royal Bank Of Scotland (RBS) on South Parade.
Nottingham city centre shoppers have reminisced on shops that were previously on Upper Parliament Street and are saddened to see unused venues.
Carol Bright, 58, is a retail assistant manager from Basford and wants somewhere new to eat out.
She said: “Years ago, this was a massive Co-Op and I know it’s been many things since then.
"It’s sad to see such a big space go to waste but hopefully that means it will be put to good use.
“I’d like to see another restaurant, that’s all it can be really along here, I know Maysum does really well so maybe a nice, big, independent and locally owned restaurant.”
Ian Fletcher, 58, lives in Kimberley and works in the city centre. He remembers the sandwich shop Philpotts and before that, the all-you-can-eat buffet Peachy Keens.
He said: “There are a lot of restaurants around here and because of the pandemic, a lot of them have struggled or closed.
“Philpotts near here was fantastic, you could have something for the morning or lunch, it used to be Peachy Keens too, I’d like to see another restaurant, Italian is my favourite. It would be nice to see something like Peachy Keens.”
Peachy Keens closed down in 2017.
Civil servant Ian White, 50, from Nottingham said he’d like more leisure options.
“There needs to be more destination points," he said.
“No more takeaways, no more restaurants but something for leisure. There’s an escape room here and the casinos, something like that.”
There are more changes set for the stores in the city centre.
After 10 years of trading, the Cash Outlet Pawn Brokers on Angel Row are changing management but it is believed that the store will still be a pawn broker and is set to re-open.
Currently, there is a sign on the window of Cash Outlet which says: “"This store will be closing on May 31st. Please collect any buybacks and reserves prior to expiry of agreements and store closure. We thank our customers for using our company for the past 10 years."
Nottingham City Council has also recently secured recently secured £12.53 million from the 'Future High Streets Fund' to improve the area of Maid Marian Way and Angel Row.
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