Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?

[Gramaisc]

If you go out of the door from the Guildhall into St Mary's Yard and look up, there is an example of Witch's Knickers that you would go a long way to find a more elevated example of.

 

[Tilly]

So a few hours ago, they were due to close on the 14th, but now a last minute deal seems to have been reached between the parties .

Good news if true.

A town celebrates


Peace in our time


VP Day

 

[markpa12003]

I keep hearing rumours that the bowling alley is going to be demolished as part of the new road scheme, as such I would have expected them to relocate into town. The ideal place would have been at kingsmead before the units were subdivided.

 

[whitelion]

Or more central, what about the Shire Hall.

 

[Tumble weed]

I keep hearing rumours that the bowling alley is going to be demolished as part of the new road scheme, as such I would have expected them to relocate into town. The ideal place would have been at kingsmead before the units were subdivided.

Pretty sure Lidl is definitely being demolished, but no one knows if that's being placed elsewhere either .

 

[proactive]

Pretty sure Lidl is definitely being demolished, but no one knows if that's being placed elsewhere either .

I though Lidl was only affected in that it loses a section of its car park.

 

[Tilly]

Neither Lidl nor Bowling demolition are part of the road plans

Construction starts in June for 92 weeks

92 piles to be , erm, piled, on the marshes
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Editriven

Heavy Metal

 

[basil]

Got any Quo ?.....

 

[Tumble weed]

Isn't putting a great big road through the retail park , going to Erm, kill the retail park ?

 

[proactive]

Isn't putting a great big road through the retail park , going to Erm, kill the retail park ?

Possibly but just think of the massive improvements there will be in terms of traffic flow...

 

[joshua]

Possibly but just think of the massive improvements there will be in terms of traffic flow...

Never in the history of stafford has that phrase been applicable

 

[proactive]

Never in the history of stafford has that phrase been applicable

Unless you're in the county council marketing department.

 

[Gramaisc]

Never in the history of stafford has that phrase been applicable

It was once, for a few days in the early '80s, when there was a mini-roundabout at the Corporation Street / Sandon Road / Albert Terrace junction.

I doubt it was there for much more than a week, though - then it was replaced with the inevitable traffic lights....

 

[Wormella]

The Western Access Road will go between Lidl and Tenpin - https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/tr...ternaccess/proposedstaffordwesternbypass.aspx

"The existing traffic signals junction at A34 Madford Retail Park will be upgraded to provide additional lanes and the route will pass between the Lidl and Tenpin buildings before crossing the River Sow and Doxey Road car park on a low viaduct"

 

[Tilly]

 

[Tilly]

The demolition of Halfords and the addition of a roundabout, minus lights, could be money well spent

But so would funding more health education, drink and drug rehabilitation and youth facilities

So that'll never happen

Appen

 

[stoofer34]

To be named "Stationary Viaduct"?

S

 

[Tilly]

 

[proactive]

So two sets of traffic lights within 100 metres of each other when entering and exiting from Halfords direction. No doubt they will not be synchronised so that'll work well then...

 

[Tilly]

I hear they might build houses and a pub along side the bypass