One of the most obvious changes in our local community is the demise of the "local shop". Take our butchers as an example, in the town I have lived now for thirty years when I moved here we had seven. All were busy, friendly and run by local farmers (apart from the Dewhirsts'), all sold good freshly/locally butchered meat, with each specialising in a particular area (my favourite was the butcher who made and sold venison sausages, 100% meat and sooooooo delicious).
We now only have ONE butcher, and they are finding it hard to keep the shop going through lack of trade.
Call me old fashioned but when I go to get my sunday roast beef, when I ask for a sirloin roast I expect the butcher to give me a sirloin roast! I go into the local Morrisons butcher counter and they say "do you mean topside or briskett?" bloody brain dead!!!