Totnes - Clone Towns

Question 1

Where is Totnes?

Answer 1

Totnes is a small clone town in Devon

Question 2

How many people live in Totnes?

Answer 2

8,500. It isn’t a very well known place

Question 3

What company tried to develop a store in Totnes?

Answer 3

Costa Coffee

Question 4

What happened when Costa Coffee tried to open a store in Totnes?

Answer 4

The local people signed a petition to stop Costa getting permission

Question 5

What did the petition against Costa Coffee achieve for Totnes?

Answer 5

They succeeded. The Costa was unable to open

Question 6

How did cafe owners feel when Costa was refused?

Answer 6

They were happy that the threat to their business had been removed

Question 7

What kind of stores does Totnes have?

Answer 7

The high street has a Superdrug and a WHSmith, but everything else is mostly independent retailors

Question 8

What kind of coffee shops are in Totnes?

Answer 8

42 places that sell coffee, ranging from a hotel to vegan and middle-eastern cafes

Question 9

How many people signed the petition in Totnes?

Answer 9

6,000. And around 300 people wrote letters to the council to object