Wolverhampton wonders: the indie shops bucking the high street trend

The city centre has been harder hit than most towns but as the chains quit many local shops are thriving“It’s rubbish,” said Doreen Whitingham as she sat on a bench in Dudley Street, Wolverhampton’s main shopping drag. “This place used to be brilliant for shopping. We had British Home Stores over there. That’s gone. We had good little supermarkets and fruit and veg shops. All vanished. I’m sorry but it’s crap now.”Another shopper, Judith Baba