revamp on town high street

Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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The figures may be a bit pliable, as well. The Library has taken vacant "shops" in Scaffoldshire Place, but the previous Library is just abandoned, and probably doesn't count as "shops".
 
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alphagamma

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A year or so back 'someone' who was trying to find a place looked into this aspect and came to the conclusion that the figures were fantasy.
 
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Woody38

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Seems like more than 17%, mind u thought Wolves & Dudley where higher they seem to be more run down than Walsall, must be all the £ shops they have
 
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c0tt0nt0p

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Noah said:
17.2% of shops in Stafford empty compared with less than 11% for Cannock, maybe. 21.6% for Wolverhampton, 23.1 for Dudley, 24.7 for West Brom., and 27.6% for Wallsall.

Discuss. Also do these figures have any real meaning?
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Steve_b

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£40k on Gaolgate St, hardly the 'Town Centre' The Market Sq has become Patchwork and look at the state of Stafford, Crabbery & Princess Streets. But I guess SBC have a plan.
 
Noah

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If you read some of the Victorian studies on poverty & the poor, they tend to equate high proportions of charity shops and fast food shops in an area as an indication of high levels of poverty and social deprevation.
 
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Gareth

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High streets and supermarkets will continue to feel the pinch.

New shop openings in the country have taken a massive slump. We know about the morrisons issue but now Waitrose have binned plans to open 7 new stores this year as part of planned cut backs.

stores in burslem and hanley are at the worst at 33% and its only going to get worse.

Stafford may actually benefit if northwalls gets something good.

There are currently 3 units under offer in that area including the former knits and needles and Cooks formerly of Salter st.
 
1JKz

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40k sounds a very tiny amount.

Anyone care to do the math?

40k over a 6 week period; so, a January 9th start date, could mean 30 days = 6 hours a day at a guess (could actually mean 4 hours a day in the dead of winter, if you're lucky), how much is that in labour, material, material/labour waste and everything inbetween, per day?

What can really be done for 40k?

Bytheway, i'm trying my best not to slate the idea of "doing-up" our high street*!!



*...but... 40k?
 
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c0tt0nt0p

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1JKz said:
40k sounds a very tiny amount.

Anyone care to do the math?

40k over a 6 week period; so, a January 9th start date, could mean 30 days = 6 hours a day at a guess (could actually mean 4 hours a day in the dead of winter, if you're lucky), how much is that in labour, material, material/labour waste and everything inbetween, per day?

What can really be done for 40k?

Bytheway, i'm trying my best not to slate the idea of "doing-up" our high street*!!



*...but... 40k?
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Who knows.... It's more than 35k but less than 50k.... Let's wait and see.....
 
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Gareth

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Things cost money nowadays, its just how it is. Considering I was quoted 1000 pound for 4 treated wooden fencing panels the costing for this works seems reasonable :)

But to be honest I don't see how this is a bad thing. Now if the county council can do up the market square it will be a job well done at last.
 
John Marwood

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Gareth said:
Things cost money nowadays, its just how it is. Considering I was quoted 1000 pound for 4 treated wooden fencing panels the costing for this works seems reasonable :)

But to be honest I don't see how this is a bad thing. Now if the county council can do up the market square it will be a job well done at last.
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None of the key spending signatures on Staffordshire County Council actually live in Stafford

They give not a stuff about the tatty old town
 
1JKz

1JKz

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Anyone point me in the direction of more detail about what exactly (or not exactly), is going to be done for 40k?
 
Jonah

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I went into town last week and was shocked at just how depressed the place feels. Whatever the occupancy figures say, the town feels empty.
 
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