O/t Wilkinsons shutting down in town

[clarkey1974]

I think in case of Rotherham shop the lease has run out presumably landlord wants more £ and plug has been pulled

Only signed a 2 year lease last time and it was touch and go wether to close it then.that two years is now up shortly.

[clarkey1974]

I'm sure English Heritage will need to have a say in that decision due to the art deco plasterwork in there which was possibly sculptured by Michael Angelo

Didn’t know wilkos sold it to be honest…maybe I was confusing it with 20 litres of white vinyl silk for a tenna..😜

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

I'm sure English Heritage will need to have a say in that decision due to the art deco plasterwork in there which was possibly sculptured by Michael Angelo

Or one if the other mutant ninja turtles

[uttis]

There seems to be very little progress on that forge island site since the buses left what must be 2 years ago don’t know what they’re doing with it buildings wise but they could do worse than clean the river up surely
Nobody’s going to want to sit outside a new bar/ restaurant whatever at side of the river if it’s all scruffy full of crap
I presume what they’re aiming for is a South Yorkshire version of York!

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

There seems to be very little progress on that forge island site since the buses left what must be 2 years ago don’t know what they’re doing with it buildings wise but they could do worse than clean the river up surely
Nobody’s going to want to sit outside a new bar/ restaurant whatever at side of the river if it’s all scruffy full of crap
I presume what they’re aiming for is a South Yorkshire version of York!

Plus you will still get that stale urine smell from the weir.

Further upstream is the sewerage works which is allowed to discharge waste untreated water directly into the river during “ exceptional conditions” which is fairly often. The aeration effect of the weir releases the smell.

[millertop]

When ****ing work being finished and Don st open? Delayed again is it?

A few fell over after Bolton game when we were stood in car park like a herd of cattle
It’s been reported to club and council

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

When ****ing work being finished and Don st open? Delayed again is it?

A few fell over after Bolton game when we were stood in car park like a herd of cattle
It’s been reported to club and council

Same contractors that’s doing the roundabout at Greasbrough

[crookadile]

Same contractors that’s doing the roundabout at Greasbrough

Gonna be years then.

[fc_miller]

When ****ing work being finished and Don st open? Delayed again is it?

A few fell over after Bolton game when we were stood in car park like a herd of cattle
It’s been reported to club and council

The lighting is not great down there either, especially with all the kerbs. Who decides if they let home fans down New York Way or not. Given the amount of police for Bolton game, they must have had some influence.

[flourbasher]

The town centre needs to move away from retail and more to good quality residential buildings

There isn’t the infrastructure for an influx of residential property and permanent residents
Schools, doctors, water treatment capacity, play areas for children, traffic management all needed
All that costs a lot of money and requires space in itself and if it isn’t provided then undesirable ghettos can spring up leading to antisocial behaviour and crime which isn’t what the town centre needs
It’s unlikely the Local Planning Authority would allow one without the other