Read on twatter a post by Reebok Voice saying he had been in The Market Place and was suprised to see so many empty shops.

 

I think he said 20 odd closed. I went in sunday and also couldnt believe how many closed!

 

Well according to the Bolton News, another 2 are closing.

 

Top man and The body shop.

 

Place will be closed in 5 years!!

Edited January 23, 201313 yr by Horwich

We honestly believe if we'd kept it as it was, ie old style market hall with niche shops selling sweets, cotton or piping bags, probably turning over £80 a day at max, then everything would be grand? Not having that.

 

With regards to bury. What's the living situation there? What % of people live or work within 5 miles of the rock? I dare say its a lot more than Bolton. Bolton is a large town but with the majority of people living outside it. Bolton doesn't really have a large amount of people working in the town centre either.

 

Thats it, the market hall and old market should not have been changed, there were lots of people complaining at the time about it.

 

Sorry but Bury is what present day Bolton should be like, we had a head start in the 80's and fucked it up.

The market hall was shit.

 

Now it's just a different kind of shit.

 

Leaving it be would have saved a few bob but would it have revived the town?

 

Would it balls.

With regards to bury. What's the living situation there? What % of people live or work within 5 miles of the rock? I dare say its a lot more than Bolton. Bolton is a large town but with the majority of people living outside it. Bolton doesn't really have a large amount of people working in the town centre either.

 

Biggest in Europe.

The market hall was a facility where small businesses had somewhere to trade and shoppers had lots of variety under one roof. Having a large Debenhams the other side was a bonus for the stall holders but the council knows best.

The annoying thing is, not a single councillor will come out and admit they fucked up.

It needs somebody to think outside the box. I can't imagine any of the current Town Planning staff are capable. Not helped by the lack of money in and around Bolton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KI

Apart from St Andrews travel, is there anything open in St Andrews Court?

 

Tommy Balls maybe?

The original plan for the town centre was to build a Trafford Centre esque shopping centre on the back of the Victoria Halls. It would have taken up the majority of the car park area behind. That was back in the late 90's when I was a lowly burger flipper. What made them shelve the plans I'm not sure

Comic shop, toy shop, sweet shop, clothes shop, pie and mash shop.

 

I think.

Apart from St Andrews travel, is there anything open in St Andrews Court?

 

Tommy Balls maybe?

 

A toffee shoppe.

More people signed the petition to keep market hall then voted in the elections for people who saw fit to get rid

A toffee shoppe.

 

but is it ye olde?

More people signed the petition to keep market hall then voted in the elections for people who saw fit to get rid

 

Which brings me round to my question earlier. Who owns or owned it in the first place prior to the refurb/desecration?

To be fair frank Spencer did a good job of explaining stuff about it last time I just like the quote

Which brings me round to my question earlier. Who owns or owned it in the first place prior to the refurb/desecration?

 

Grosvenor Developments?

 

aka Duke of Westminster?

I'm sure I've not made this up, but didn't there used to be a cobblers and a goth shop in the market hall ?

 

Towns been shit since they got rid of those water fountains and concrete elephants with broke trunks.

There's too many bucket shakers wanting a quick minute and window lickers eating pasties on them benches.

Also they should ban those coffee shops in the north, for fruits.

 

Turning town into a big piss stinking jumble sale would be an improvement. Rummaging is the future.

BCG used to get all her fluffy cardigans & stirrup pants from Ultima, the stall just by the main entrance. And that's a fact!

When it first opened, there was a HMV or was it Virgin Records on two floors. That soon fucked off.

Virgin.

Cunt

Yes?

but is it ye olde?

 

Nah, I think it's just a shoppe, which is a bit shit really. Can't see how it keeps open, but I think it's lasted a year at least.

There's a aweet shoppe in Htown and that's been open for a couple of years. I've never been in but I've been past and it has all the jars along a wall old school stylee. Folk must use it if it's still open though unless it's a front.

I think I might go in this weekend

There's a aweet shoppe in Htown and that's been open for a couple of years. I've never been in but I've been past and it has all the jars along a wall old school stylee. Folk must use it if it's still open though unless it's a front.

I think I might go in this weekend

 

my mate's Dad owns that. It's brill.

 

You will notice he opens earlier during the week than at weekends.

 

Not many kids at RBHS want to missing dental appointments.