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Biggles · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

yes local lass was i news this week

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk...40055.Bid_to_save_sorting_office/

Peter Dolman · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject:

Is the answer then that all the shops close down and we all buy goods of the internet?
This could include food as all the major supermarkets have an internet business.
What would happen to the empty shops and who would employ all those retail workers many of them women who need the income from their jobs?
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Biggles · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:

a tad extreme methinks, never even mentioned shutting all shops, just commented about your previous comment about "perceived savings"

Peter Dolman · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

You cannot have it both ways, a busy vibrant town and then buy off the internet. If everyone did the same then logic dictates that shops will close and are closing due to the rise of internet shopping.

This will mean town centres all over the country becoming deserted and rundown
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kathy27 · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:30 pm Post subject:

But peter, you also cant have it both ways....whats wrong with the chinese in calne???
People will shop where they can get things cheap or where they get a good service!
I think the only way out is for whoever the shops have to pay rent to should try bringing the rent down abit, to save the shops after all some rent is better than none and the shop sitting empty waiting to have its windowns smashed!!

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Biggles · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:12 am Post subject:

Peter Dolman · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:52 am Post subject:

I was not blaming the internet but was responding ot others who did!
The town council of 1999 to 2003 were the ones who pushed for the curzon street alterations and some of them are still councillors. They are some of thise complaining about it but they are responsible for the problem.

Perhaps the voters should think about it and vote accordingly!
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Biggles · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:16 am Post subject:

gimme a hint which ones voted for it then and i certainly will come election day which isnt far away now i believe

Peter Dolman · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:08 pm Post subject:

I can tell you who was on the council from 1999 to 2003 and are still there. What I cannot tell you, as I don't know, is which way they voted regarding the Curzon Street traffic calming scheme.

They are Councillors, Baggs, Trotman & Golding, it may be a coincidence but they were/are all Conservatives.

They will of course say they voted against won't they.

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