'We should encourage honest enterprise' - Readers have their say after Blackpool man has his telephone box business idea shut down on its first day
A man who planned to open a dog accessory business in a Blackpool telephone box has said he is very disappointed after council officials shut the business down on the first day of trading.
Craig Brown said he had rented the box from Red Kiosk in Brighton, however, council officials said he could not use the red box outside the former post office in Abingdon Street as a shop.
Here are just some of your comments:
I think it would be brilliant to use the old boxes and Blackpool really needs life brought back into it.
Candice Smith
Should of come to Preston they have telephone boxes with elec to rent to do this...
Peter Clarke
I'm all for people wanting to work for themselves etc but when you've got the likes of Home bargains, Poundland and Wilko in town all selling pet supplies cheaply I really don't see how it would have worked anyway
Wendy Norman
We should encourage honest enterprise.
Stuart Robertson
I saw the add on the phone box sometime last week and thought that who ever had done it was very enterprising and good luck to them, at least the space would be used.
Plus at least he's not aggressively begging like most of the others around that end of town.
Barry Vernon
Let's stop someone from trying to set up a business! Would they rather he went on the dole?!?!
James Riedel
Get a stall in the market
Tom Martin
Makes a change from homeless sleeping in them
Stephen Seddons