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A Fifth of Britains Shops Stand Empty
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I really sympathise with lemonjelly on this my home town of stoke is in much the same state.
loads of empty shops,loads of brown field land that lies derelict where factories once were,so sad.:(0 -
There's plans for a new shopping centre here although we have 50 + empty shops. Makes you wonder what the planners are on.I came in to this world with nothing and I've still got most of it left. :rolleyes:0
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bo_drinker wrote: »There's plans for a new shopping centre here although we have 50 + empty shops. Makes you wonder what the planners are on.
The planners are rubbing their hands in glee at the "goodies" being offered to the council by the developers. Typically promises to build new roads, improve junctions, build a new school - basically anything that can loosely be tied into the development. Then of course, there is always the possibility of the developers being "nice" to the planners and council officials in the form of corporate hospitality possibly including things like holidays, boxes at sporting events etc etc. And that's not to mention backhanders, bribes etc that aren't unheard of!0 -
I know town centre shopping can be a pain and I agree with all of the above. It's a personal thing I guess, and I'm not sure of the answer. I'd like to see small, good, local businesses helped by government and local authorties and you've hit one of the nails on the head: free, decent parking would encourage people to use their local shops.
Well it is free after 3pm in Chester.'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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