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Tunnel of gloom’ to ‘ghost town’? How scaffolding chaos is strangling town's traders

Traders say years of scaffolding and stalled repairs have cut footfall, with some reporting single-day takings as low as £6, Ms Rogers said.

Summary by South Wales Argus
One of Monmouth’s oldest shopping streets has been labelled a “tunnel of gloom” by traders.

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'We will have a nice town but it will be a ghost town if this doesn't change'

“WE will have a really nice, regenerated town, but it will be a ghost town if something isn’t done to support us during the actual regeneration…

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Tunnel of gloom’ to ‘ghost town’? How scaffolding chaos is strangling town's traders

One of Monmouth’s oldest shopping streets has been labelled a “tunnel of gloom” by traders.

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South Wales Argus broke the news in Newport, United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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