A TEESSIDE MP has welcomed the announcement of free parking for shoppers in an east Cleveland town.
Last week, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council said that its Christmas present to shoppers in Redcar was free car parking after 2pm, until Christmas.
This week, the council added that the scheme would also extend to Guisborough.
Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, which includes Guisborough, said the aim was to attract Christmas shoppers to do their shopping locally.
"This news will be a shot in the arm for local shops, and will be an effective way of stopping trade - and cash - being siphoned off to out-of-town stores.
"One of the joys of shopping in Guisborough is that many of the shops are locally-owned, and this news means better takings for local tradespeople.
"It runs alongside other exciting schemes for Guisborough, such as the cash that is coming with the town being involved in the Market Towns Initiative, and the new council offices, in Rectory Lane, being open for business in the new year."
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