Wormella
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That scaffolding has been up for ages
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Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?
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Tumble weed
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Coffee one will be open by summer anyway, so not a big deal. It's a shame, but we still have a Starbucks , n I always used Costa or cafe Nero more anyway, the only loss is the outside seating area.
The best Starbucks we had was when it was in Sainsbury's.
The best Starbucks we had was when it was in Sainsbury's.
littleme
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Its a big deal to those that have been made redundant!
The one at the station is a franchise which is why the existing town Starbucks staff havent been able to relocate there.....
c0tt0nt0p
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When you say station do you mean the Esso on Lamascote Road ?
Is that the Esso service station ? If so its hardly the same is it comparing that to a full starbucks store....
littleme
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No no, starbucks at the train station....
Tumble weed
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Well, coffee one had taken on the old Bella Italia place in town, it's being fully renovated atm.
c0tt0nt0p
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Ohhhhh that one...forgot about the station.
I've been there a few times and I still have panics about getting a coffee there within a reasonable time frame even when I've got 10mins+ before my train !
Scaffolding is to do with the roof the landlord is redoing
tek-monkey
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Funny how losing a tenant always triggers repair works.
Gramaisc
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To be fair, it can often be difficult when there is a tenant in place. They're not always keen on the disruption.
tek-monkey
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Is there still a flat above it?
Gramaisc
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Maybe more than one, there are two quite large floors above.
markpa12003
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Off the Hook has closed down. Its been announced on fb.
tek-monkey
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Not seen movement in the other new food place in that Street for a while now either, are they still opening?
Wormella
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That's a shame - we had a cracking fish and chips lunch there once - but we were the only people
tek-monkey
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Should have stayed as a fish restaurant, I think they expected to get the kids from the college in a lot more but they usually end up at the place next to spoons if they want chips (I assume cos its cheaper?).
Tumble weed
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The people I spoke to at the time when it changed from a restaurant said they would have went or at least tried it as a fish restaurant but would never order over priced fish and chips from there.
Myself included, I mean I was all for trying it out till it became a fish and chip shop, I mean you wouldn’t even dine in for that, so yeah, completely floored model, n the guy running it should have kept it as a restaurant.
Myself included, I mean I was all for trying it out till it became a fish and chip shop, I mean you wouldn’t even dine in for that, so yeah, completely floored model, n the guy running it should have kept it as a restaurant.
Tumble weed
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Another problem with that idea is, people on a lunch break need quick service, from the outside it looks more like a restaurant, which I never assum will have quick service.