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Post by thevoid on Jul 16, 2018 18:40:02 GMT
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Post by danceswithclams on Jul 16, 2018 18:46:34 GMT
What an absolute shock that is (said no-one ever).
There must be a fair few fat manilla envelopes knocking around at the Civic Centre for Realis to be allowed fleece the taxpayers so readily.
Will this company be refunding the public purse with all the cash they've squandered on this venture when 'parts of the site are sold off piecemeal'?
Stoke on Trent City Council, paragons of due diligence and forward planning.
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Post by Waggy on Jul 16, 2018 19:33:07 GMT
So the old bus station is staying. My god.
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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Jul 16, 2018 19:39:31 GMT
Absolute shit hole, don't remember the last time I went down there.
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Post by starkiller on Jul 16, 2018 19:40:29 GMT
There will never be a Hanley regeneration. Never. It's been spoken about for 30 years. Worst city centre in the UK.
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Post by bathstoke on Jul 16, 2018 19:47:40 GMT
This is heartbreaking to hear. I was up there around Christmas & what pissed me of was the double yellows everywhere. No city centre parking after 6pm, that's a £@?#&!n joke. Even Bath has single yellows. Killing the night time economy
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Post by thevoid on Jul 16, 2018 19:58:18 GMT
We don't really need a new cinema and an M&S would leave a gaping hole down Parliament Row, but they need to do something down there because as the 'gateway' to the city it's an absolute eyesore.
Ideally I'd like to see some bars/craft beer places because a night out in Hanley is just not a going concern right now.
Admittedly Picadilly isn't too bad in the day with the designer shops, theatre and bars with outside seating but there's not enough there for a night out and Trinity Street can get fucked as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by thevoid on Jul 16, 2018 21:03:00 GMT
Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub.
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Post by crapslinger on Jul 16, 2018 21:05:15 GMT
We don't really need a new cinema and an M&S would leave a gaping hole down Parliament Row, but they need to do something down there because as the 'gateway' to the city it's an absolute eyesore. Ideally I'd like to see some bars/craft beer places because a night out in Hanley is just not a going concern right now. Admittedly Picadilly isn't too bad in the day with the designer shops, theatre and bars with outside seating but there's not enough there for a night out and Trinity Street can get fucked as far as I'm concerned. Umpteen years of Labour Council mismanagement and incompetence have caused the City to fall into poverty, the place is basically a shit hole they put all their eggs into one basket (Hanley) them dropped the fucking lot, why would anyone who didn't have to visit Stoke-on-Trent ?. I had the misfortune to be based in Hanley for four years in my last job I hated every minute of that time and will never return of my own free will. |
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jul 16, 2018 21:16:15 GMT
Turn it into a space port, they seem to be all the rage these days.
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Post by Boothen on Jul 16, 2018 21:17:57 GMT
Realis really are as dodgy as they come. They get a fuck load of tax-payer's cash spunked all over them by their mates in the council, then they decide to not go ahead with the project and just pocket the cash and run. Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub. We used to live in that place. You used to go straight in the door and up a narrow flight of stairs to the large room upstairs. Fucked if I can remember the name though, I want to say Hudsons or something like that. |
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Post by tweet on Jul 16, 2018 21:28:18 GMT
Realis really are as dodgy as they come. They get a fuck load of tax-payer's cash spunked all over them by their mates in the council, then they decide to not go ahead with the project and just pocket the cash and run. Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub. We used to live in that place. You used to go straight in the door and up a narrow flight of stairs to the large room upstairs. Fucked if I can remember the name though, I want to say Hudsons or something like that. Was it called Harper’s |
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Post by lagwafis on Jul 16, 2018 22:11:51 GMT
Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub. I’m pretty sure it was ‘Lloyds’ and before that ‘The Queens’ |
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Post by countofmontecristo on Jul 17, 2018 12:35:35 GMT
Realis really are as dodgy as they come. They get a fuck load of tax-payer's cash spunked all over them by their mates in the council, then they decide to not go ahead with the project and just pocket the cash and run. Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub. We used to live in that place. You used to go straight in the door and up a narrow flight of stairs to the large room upstairs. Fucked if I can remember the name though, I want to say Hudsons or something like that. It was called 'Bensons' for a few years. |
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Post by thevoid on Jul 17, 2018 12:38:07 GMT
Speaking of Hanley, what was the name of the pub that used to be just up from the new bus station, opposite side to The Albion? It was a wine bar called Chaplins for a bit, but before I think it was a rockers' pub. I’m pretty sure it was ‘Lloyds’ and before that ‘The Queens’ Lloyd's rings a bell. I think you're right. I think it was the pre-club place for Chico's, when there was something for everyone in Hanley. |
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Post by lordb on Jul 17, 2018 13:09:21 GMT
I’m pretty sure it was ‘Lloyds’ and before that ‘The Queens’ Lloyd's rings a bell. I think you're right. I think it was the pre-club place for Chico's, when there was something for everyone in Hanley. Something for everyone. As long as hygiene wasn't an issue. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 13:27:31 GMT
Is stoke on Trent full with London’s poor people yet, or are they still sending them?
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Post by crapslinger on Jul 17, 2018 14:09:10 GMT
Is stoke on Trent full with London’s poor people yet, or are they still sending them? Are they Romanian/Eastern European ?, if so yes. |
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Post by wagsastokie on Jul 17, 2018 14:31:08 GMT
What an absolute shock that is (said no-one ever). There must be a fair few fat manilla envelopes knocking around at the Civic Centre for Realis to be allowed fleece the taxpayers so readily. Will this company be refunding the public purse with all the cash they've squandered on this venture when 'parts of the site are sold off piecemeal'? Stoke on Trent City Council, paragons of due diligence and forward planning. Sadly another example of ordinary people suffering from years of labour local government mismanagement |
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Post by starkiller on Jul 17, 2018 17:40:09 GMT
You could fill the Louvre with artist impressions of Hanley.
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Post by sunshine on Jul 17, 2018 20:56:34 GMT
What a surprise...
There simply isnt enough people living in or around hanley to support two shopping complex's.
It will 100% be bulldozed and turned into a carpark.
People suggesting an arena are forgetting the two theaters we already struggle to fill.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 17, 2018 23:24:56 GMT
Turn it into a space port, they seem to be all the rage these days. Looking at the state of many of the people hanging around 'up anley duck,it'd be more of a spaced out port..... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2018 1:47:50 GMT
Turn it into a space port, they seem to be all the rage these days. |
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Post by shimmer on Jul 18, 2018 17:21:39 GMT
I worked the High Street for years and I find it depressing that its literally decaying. There must be something that can be done to re generate in some way? Are there any ideas out there to try and boost the economy in and around high streets.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jul 18, 2018 22:06:37 GMT
I worked the High Street for years and I find it depressing that its literally decaying. There must be something that can be done to re generate in some way? Are there any ideas out there to try and boost the economy in and around high streets. Sadly out of town retail parks are killing high streets. You can effectively buy everything from 3 or 4 mainstream names and a supermarket on a retail park. Couple that with ridiculous rates for high street shops and add internet shopping and hey presto, no more high street. I look at the precinct in Longton and remember when it was a vibrant place, now it's just predominantly boarded up empty shops. Hard to see how it can be reversed. |
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Post by 3putts on Jul 19, 2018 2:37:29 GMT
I worked the High Street for years and I find it depressing that its literally decaying. There must be something that can be done to re generate in some way? Are there any ideas out there to try and boost the economy in and around high streets. Sadly out of town retail parks are killing high streets. You can effectively buy everything from 3 or 4 mainstream names and a supermarket on a retail park. Couple that with ridiculous rates for high street shops and add internet shopping and hey presto, no more high street. I look at the precinct in Longton and remember when it was a vibrant place, now it's just predominantly boarded up empty shops. Hard to see how it can be reversed. Add in the parking situation and it’s not hard to see why Hanley is dying on its arse.maybe if they flatten the old bus station and build quality apartments then people may want to live and work there..? |
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Post by starkiller on Jul 19, 2018 3:10:39 GMT
It's an ugly shithole. People will never be going to Hanley to enjoy the ambience of the place. In that respect it has absolutely nothing to offer so you may as well go to a retail park.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 19, 2018 11:41:07 GMT
The thing is a shop or pub or something gets closed down and is allowed to remain vacant and derelict. It looks vile and makes it a really unpleasant place to be.
One thing I will say though is I've never felt unsafe in Hanley. It doesn't feel dangerous. Mind you I rarely went to the old bus station after dark.
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Post by crapslinger on Jul 19, 2018 11:58:26 GMT
The thing is a shop or pub or something gets closed down and is allowed to remain vacant and derelict. It looks vile and makes it a really unpleasant place to be. One thing I will say though is I've never felt unsafe in Hanley. It doesn't feel dangerous. Mind you I rarely went to the old bus station after dark. When was the last time you were in Hanley ?. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 19, 2018 12:05:59 GMT
The thing is a shop or pub or something gets closed down and is allowed to remain vacant and derelict. It looks vile and makes it a really unpleasant place to be. One thing I will say though is I've never felt unsafe in Hanley. It doesn't feel dangerous. Mind you I rarely went to the old bus station after dark. When was the last time you were in Hanley ?. I'm there right now. And I feel safe! |
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