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# City centre manager hails crucial role of independent businesses
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/city-centre-manager-hails-crucial-role-of-independent-businesses/
- Published: 2025-05-10T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-08T14:01:25.000Z
- Description: Lichfield’s city centre manager has hailed the crucial role of independent businesses.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:49, News

LICHFIELD’S city centre manager has hailed the crucial role of independent businesses.

Ian Gardner said it was great to see “thriving” local outlets after visiting family-owned firm Cathedral Hearing.

It was opened by audiologist Laura Evans in June last year and has gone from strength to strength.

Ian said:

> “It has been fantastic to learn more about this thriving local service and see first hand the work they do to improve people’s lives.  
>  
> “Independent businesses are crucial to Lichfield’s economy and add to the unique culture and flavour of Lichfield.”

Laura said:

> “We are very proud to be part of the independent business community in Lichfield and it was a pleasure to show Ian around.”