In the shadow of Piccadilly Station business owners are wary about their future

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In the shadow of Piccadilly station, dozens of people work at some of the city's most unique businesses. Craft brewers, vintage retailers and specialist food stockists are among those based in the industrial pocket of central Manchester.

Several independent firms have made their home on Piccadilly Trading Estate and the surrounding streets. They are among the businesses which will feel an extra strain when the measures announced in the recent Budget come into effect.

Warnings have already been sounded about the potential impact that increases to minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions could have on firms and the jobs market.

But among the independent businesses tucked behind Piccadilly, opinions are mixed. READ MORE: The arrivals that have divided a town The racks at Vintage Folk are a real treasure trove.