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Following a public enquiries decision to allow Starbucks to remain open in St James's Street, The Brighton Against Starbucks action campaign group have said its campaign against the coffee chain will now be extended to include all seven of its Brighton branches.

The US coffee chain was originally refused planning permission to open on St James’s St, but has been trading for more than a year despite the ban while the appeal was prepared.

According to a spokesperson for the campaign:
"'We don't want another Starbucks,' has been the majority view from Kemptown residents supporting the Brighton Against Starbucks campaign which has been staging protests outside the St James's St branch between noon and 2pm every Saturday for the past year.

"We are not and never have been fighting along narrow lines of planning regulations alone, which include terms like ‘vitality and viability’ of the area. Our arguments are all about: Community Before Corporation, People Before Profit and Keeping Brighton Unique."

There will be a demonstration outside St James St Starbucks, from noon-2pm.