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| Shop locally at Crickhowell to 'boost economy by £1.4m' | Shop locally at Crickhowell to 'boost economy by £1.4m' |
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| Businesses have joined forces to promote a Powys town as a place to shop, hoping to give the local economy a potential boost of £1.4m a year. | Businesses have joined forces to promote a Powys town as a place to shop, hoping to give the local economy a potential boost of £1.4m a year. |
| The Totally Locally scheme in Crickhowell urges local people to spend at least £5 in local shops each week. | The Totally Locally scheme in Crickhowell urges local people to spend at least £5 in local shops each week. |
| Organisers say as well as boosting the economy it is a way to bring the community together. | Organisers say as well as boosting the economy it is a way to bring the community together. |
| A similar scheme already operates in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, with others in the pipeline across Wales. | A similar scheme already operates in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, with others in the pipeline across Wales. |
| Bookshop owner Emma Corfield-Walters, organiser of the campaign in Crickhowell, said the idea of a "shop local" scheme originally began in Yorkshire as a way to boost struggling high streets, but it had since spread. | Bookshop owner Emma Corfield-Walters, organiser of the campaign in Crickhowell, said the idea of a "shop local" scheme originally began in Yorkshire as a way to boost struggling high streets, but it had since spread. |
| "We're all finding it difficult, it's not an easy time at the moment but we are sticking together," she told BBC Radio Wales. | "We're all finding it difficult, it's not an easy time at the moment but we are sticking together," she told BBC Radio Wales. |
| "Crickhowell is quite an unusual town in that we have a lot of independent shops. | "Crickhowell is quite an unusual town in that we have a lot of independent shops. |
| "We only have two non-independent retails and a lot of shops here are family-run." | "We only have two non-independent retails and a lot of shops here are family-run." |
| Ms Corfield-Walters said the town was "lucky" because of its historical and beautiful setting as it attracted visitors, including many walkers to the Breacon Beacons National Park. | Ms Corfield-Walters said the town was "lucky" because of its historical and beautiful setting as it attracted visitors, including many walkers to the Breacon Beacons National Park. |
| "We don't have empty shops on the high street at the moment and this campaign is to make sure that doesn't happen," she added. | "We don't have empty shops on the high street at the moment and this campaign is to make sure that doesn't happen," she added. |
| The idea is to urge everyone in the town to spend at least £5 each week in local shops and businesses over the next two weeks. | |
| "It's worth £1.4m to our local economy every year, but it'll also get people to rediscover the shops here," Ms Corfield-Walters said. | |
| "I think really any town could do with this kind of boost, and brings the community together," she added. | "I think really any town could do with this kind of boost, and brings the community together," she added. |