# Sheffield music shop owner calls for parking rule change to help local bands

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sheffield-music-shop-owner-calls-for-parking-rule-change-to-help-local-bands/
- Published: 2026-10-26T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T05:24:03+00:00
- Original publisher: YorkshireLive Sheffield
- Original article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/sheffield-music-shop-owner-calls-34807001
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Entertainment, Music, Sheffield, Technology

## Key points

- Guitar Shack wants Mary Street restrictions to end at 7pm.
- Jackson says tickets are deterring evening rehearsal customers.
- The council warns free spaces could be taken by commuters.

## Summary

Tom Jackson, owner of Sheffield’s Guitar Shack, has asked the council to bring forward the end of paid parking restrictions on Mary Street from 8.30pm to 7pm. He says parking tickets are putting off bands that use the shop’s rehearsal rooms, threatening income that helps sustain the business and its low-cost music facilities.

Jackson told a council committee that bands usually rehearse from 7pm and some members say they may stop attending because they cannot afford the tickets. Councillor Alexi Dimond said the council values affordable rehearsal space but warned that free parking could allow commuters to take spaces needed by business visitors; nearby car parks are available, and loading remains permitted on double yellow lines.

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