Mounts Kipper Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 How many times did you get asked for money? Have you beaten Widnes's seven? About 8 times wife 4 times, son 4 times.???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no balls Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Surely if the area was lit sufficiently folk might hang around a bit longer how about a bit of live music in Victoria square when shops are closing with some type of refreshment area serving coffee tea and a beer that might encourage folk to stay longer and spend more money and maybe move onto a bar or restaraunt. that square and the crescent behind are beautiful so potentially could be great places at night with the right establishments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) that square and the crescent behind are beautiful so potentially could be great places at night with the right establishments. Agree 100% bars and restaraunts in that area would be brilliant not sure if there's any retail space available round there but it's an area that's got the character and under utilised, really though council needs to spend some money on lights the whole area is so dark and depressing. Edited November 13, 2016 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Ask Cliff for some startup funds and we'll open Bar WW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Ask Cliff for some startup funds and we'll open Bar WW. Get Enzo Gambero and Alf Hartigan to front the bid, ticks the non-British and gaylord boxes respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Get Enzo Gambero and Alf Hartigan to front the bid, ticks the non-British and gaylord boxes respectively. And we've got some dwarves to tick another minorities box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted November 13, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 13, 2016 I have just walked there from the station, past a load of Romanians hoovering up chan in a doorway. GBK shits all over Nandos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I have just walked there from the station, past a load of Romanians hoovering up chan in a doorway. GBK shits all over Nandos. GBK was very busy Saturday late afternoon, if I go out for a proper sit down meal wouldn't go for a burger ever so doubt I'll get to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 I wouldn't class any of the places there as proper sit down meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I wouldn't class any of the places there as proper sit down meals. I'd possibly be tempted by the Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffs Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Another nail in the coffin coming...HS2 link straight into Wigan putting it just over half an hour to Birmingham and less than 90 minutes to London. Meanwhile the rattler from Bolton to Manchester runs whenever they can be arsed with cattle trucks. Maybe that's what happens when you pin your towns hopes on immigration, students, and grants to ambulance chasing parasites instead of inward investment, business, and nationwide distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 Yer fucking lucky to get a rattler not a replacement bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) Another nail in the coffin coming...HS2 link straight into Wigan putting it just over half an hour to Birmingham and less than 90 minutes to London. Meanwhile the rattler from Bolton to Manchester runs whenever they can be arsed with cattle trucks. Maybe that's what happens when you pin your towns hopes on immigration, students, and grants to ambulance chasing parasites instead of inward investment, business, and nationwide distribution. It might help if the metro link was extended out to Bolton at the moment Bolton needs massive investment and lots of TLC and sadly it's not getting enough and I fear for the town and the direction it is heading. Edited November 15, 2016 by Mounts Kipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 It might help if the metro link was extended out to Bolton at the moment Bolton needs massive investment and lots of TLC and sadly it's not getting enough and I fear for the town and the direction it is heading. Going off the routes / distances I know of, it'd take a while on the tram from Bolton to manc unless it was very limited stops, you'd be better off getting the #9 bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 The buses are fucked as more people are going through Clifton to avoid the East Lancs car park, V1/V2 great, but the number 8 is fucked. The train is fast as fuck, when it runs, therein lies the problem. I'd have to get a 507 bus from Harwood down one of the busiest roads, to be dropped off on the wrong side of town. Fuck that. Metrolink from Radders it is. And it's cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Going off the routes / distances I know of, it'd take a while on the tram from Bolton to manc unless it was very limited stops, you'd be better off getting the #9 bus With freight using the bolton line and it being part of the mainline train network, rather than just local commuter routes like Bury was, network rail will never sign over the tracks for use by the Met. So the only options for the met would be brand new lines somewhere to salford or bury then on to manc. The buses to manc just take forever as they go all round the houses rather than a straight run into the city centre. like all public transport i've never had a problem using it to get in and out of manchester but folk who use it everyday think its shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 You can't really knock the Met, I'm on it now, using their wifi, £4.30 return. It's only rarely it goes wrong, and there is no plan B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jturner Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I made the daft decision of travelling by bus rather than cattle wagon train from Stockport to Bolton on the night of the Manchester derby in the League Cup a few weeks ago. Stockport to Manchester on the quick bus over an hour. Arrived at Shudehill station at 7.30, massive queue for the number 8, an announcement that no number 8s were in the area and a single decker would be brought in from the garage.I got in Bolton at 9.15 having left Stockport just after 6.I knew the bus would take longer than the train but wasn't expecting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted November 15, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2016 How many times did you get asked for money? Have you beaten Widnes's seven?Was in town this afternoon for an appointment, I went for a walk around to kill time, left the market place, walked up across deans gate past the EE shop, up past the pound bakery, onto the square, down past BHS, into JD sports then over to that Game shop, back out across to the Arndale entrance near St. Andrews court.Genuinely got asked for spare change on 8 occasions on that walk, Did have this thread in mind when the first asked me. 1 sitting on the street leading from market place opposite that toy shop 2 just after deansgate outside what used to be burtons. 3, 4, 5 & 6 were between the bank / BHS and JD sports, 7 was on the corner of what used to be a bank opposite game and 8 was under the covered bit walking down towards the arndale. No exaggeration and didn't go looking for them, but that's honestly how many times I got asked for change, werent Romanians either, in fact, sadly, I knew one of them from growing up,used to live on same street as kids, but he didn't recognise me. definitely and increase in the number of beggars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widnes Two Hats Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 (edited) I'd just like to call bullshit on behalf of Councilor Dullard Morris and Former Mayor Kent Donaghy That never happened, they have walked round the town several times on Saturday mornings wearning their grey marl joggers and nobody has ever approached them for money nor do beggars exist in Bolton town Centre Happy, immediately ban him for blatant fantasy Edited November 15, 2016 by Widnes Two Hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySanchez Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Another nail in the coffin coming...HS2 link straight into Wigan putting it just over half an hour to Birmingham and less than 90 minutes to London. Meanwhile the rattler from Bolton to Manchester runs whenever they can be arsed with cattle trucks. Maybe that's what happens when you pin your towns hopes on immigration, students, and grants to ambulance chasing parasites instead of inward investment, business, and nationwide distribution. I wouldn't worry about having a high speed link to London and then bringing subsequent prosperity Doncaster has had one for ages and it's still a shit hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 You must have a kind face, Fatolive. I've done the same walk and nae cunt asks me for nae fuckin' change. (to be read in Begbie's voice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'd just like to call bullshit on behalf of Councilor Dullard Morris and Former Mayor Kent Donaghy That never happened, they have walked round the town several times on Saturday mornings wearning their grey marl joggers and nobody has ever approached them for money nor do beggars exist in Bolton town Centre Happy, immediately ban him for blatant fantasy Roflbrothel :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Does Morris shove his hands down the front of his grey marls, to act both playa and gangsta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter fatolive Posted November 15, 2016 Site Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2016 You must have a kind face, Fatolive. I've done the same walk and nae cunt asks me for nae fuckin' change. (to be read in Begbie's voice) Possibly, or maybe I just look like I may have some...????Seriously, it's what happened, I've no point to prove either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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