Can I say as a resident of Whitby, that if you would rather drink in Wetherspoons or eat second rate fish and chips made from frozen transported fish, then please do... you are welcome to them. We don't have a Wetherspoons in town, same as we don't have a McDonalds or any other cheap, low quality fast food/beer chains and we don't want them.

If you don't like it, don't come. We won't miss you.