A pet store has joined a group of local traders in Haworth, West Yorkshire, in condemning the strict enforcement of parking restrictions outside their shops, which they say are driving away custom.

Mill Hey shop owners say they are being penalised by wardens ticketing people parking on double yellow lines.

Traders want free, short-stay parking to give shoppers and business owners a chance to load or unload.

Sharon Barker, owner of Worth Valley Pet Store, told the Telegraph & Argus: “This is how small businesses end up closing."

A Bradford Council spokesman responded: “Recent parking enforcement was prompted by requests from local district and parish councillors who were concerned about road safety issues caused by motorists parking on double yellow lines along this narrow street.”

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