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Changes at the Guildhall.
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John Marwood
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Perhaps we have a better internet connection
Floss
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You have a point since this traffic problem I've ordered most things online and if things don't improve once all the new shops are up and running I will continue to order online, no way am I spending my spare time sat in traffic for good shops or not.
jpphotography
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2 new permanent shops get their keys in the guildhall tomorrowwonder what they will be?
I've heard rumours of an upmarket clothing shop.
Any news on who these might be yet? Do you know which units they are taking? It's great news for the Guildhall.
pinky
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For me personally I rarely go into Stafford to shop. I just don't like the shops, if I want clothes queensville is easy to get to (I live that side of town) free parking and a better variety of shops, matalan, ASDA living, next, new look. Then if its presents your after b & m is great as well as the other shops. I think Stafford needs something, especially when the new shops come to make people want to walk to the center. I've always said to my oh Stafford strikes me as a town that should be full of independent shops but instead its full of charity shops and as for the parking prices, just way too high, that doesn't help.
tek-monkey
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Rents too high, rates too high, small independent ventures need a lot of capital (or willing to take a lot of financial risk) to take on a lease in town. The lack of rates on lower end properties is great, but I don't think many in the town centre are low enough to attract that benefit?
c0tt0nt0p
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I'm just going to say it... I quite like our town centre.
Very true, it could be a lot lot worse....
Alee
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I don't think I've been town for about 4-6 months ! I tend to order online ALOT. If I need something I usually just go to the retail parks . Generally has all the shops i need and i don't have to worry about parking .
besides, tesco pretty much sell just about everything :-D
besides, tesco pretty much sell just about everything :-D
Cheeky40
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They are both clothes shops.
The old phones 4 u unit is a cheap clothes shop for ladies by the looks of it, and the old snap unit in the very centre of the Guildhall is called D Code, which is high street fashion at affordable prices,,, maybe menswear. They have spent a bit doing it up, so I would say it's a more permanent fixture.
Trumpet
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So do I, it's just that I seldom buy anything except food there, if you can call Sainsbugs, ASDA & Lidl town centre.I'm just going to say it... I quite like our town centre.
I go to Birmingham for clothes and buy larger household goods online.
tek-monkey
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I thought Stafford was busy actually, even in Starbucks they mentioned they had took over 3k Saturday. That's alot of hot drinks
Thats 8 lattes and a cookie......
Parking, every Monday we come into Stafford, .mainley to go to Marks and to get something to eat, as I,have said in another thread we park at North Walls. Every time we come into Stafford there is less places to park, the contracters building the new supermarket have takern all the spaces at the bottom behind the Queensway, we ended up parking in Sainsburys which is quite a way when you have mobility issues. I emailed the council last time but they replied saying more or less what I thought the cat park belongs to the supermarket now.
All being well but this store could still end up being empty like the one they build in Cheltenham
When you come into town you do notice how quite it is, the cafe's are also quiter than they used yo be.
c0tt0nt0p
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Did they not have any spaces on Broad Street outside Wilkos or was it full ?
bpelectric
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The last half a dozen times I've been into town both the Wilko and Guild Hall I've had to Que to park
Cheeky40
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Workers take up half the spaces on the Guildhall.
The Guildhall staff have had their car park removed and I've also seen many council workers parking on there too.
Workers take up half the spaces on the Guildhall.
The Guildhall staff have had their car park removed and I've also seen many council workers parking on there too.
littleme
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D Code looks like a 'Carbon' * copy of the rubbish clothes shop opposite & the woman's dress shop looks like a downmarket but more glittery 'Roman'....I thought it would be better than that... Good to see lots of people in your shop though @Stafford independent shop .
*Did you see what I did there? Did you? Did you?
Cheeky40
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D Code looks like a 'Carbon' * copy of the rubbish clothes shop opposite & the woman's dress shop looks like a downmarket but more glittery 'Roman'....I thought it would be better than that... Good to see lots of people in your shop though @Stafford independent shop .
*Did you see what I did there? Did you? Did you?
Ha ha ha, I totally got that
Yes I'm really disappointed with both the shops,
especially when I was looking forward to something slightly more upmarket and a cook shop There were however a lot of Kiddy winks excited by them.