Rundown town centres

[Barcon]

I almost killed somebody when they charged me to watch my Dad die.

 

[Barcon]

It'll keep the riff raff out......ie you

It'll stop me taking on jobs on the west end of the city.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

It did even less for Heywood and Midd. Worst thing that ever happened to the town was the day Rochdale took over. You find many people in Heywood who are old enough to remember when we had our own council with any love for Rochdale.

The day Rochdale took over? Yer mean the day Rochdale kow-towed to Middleton and Heywood!! Jeez, Stony! Manchester gets shot of Langley and Middleton dump Langley on Rochdale! Rochdale was the once archetypal urban district that made Didsbury look like a slum - until Middleton and Monkey Town got on board!

 

[Why Always Ste]

It could've very easily been Bury on the list.
I hated the town centre and its crappy market for years. Its my nearest town but I always said I'm from Whitefield (which is south Bury).

But fair enough what the council did on the The Rock over 5 years ago, turning it into a shopping, living and entertainment space could almost be described as visionary. Where others have drowned, Bury has thrived.
Its got great transport links and colleges and i'd much rather go there now than the Trafford Center to shop or watch a movie.
I'd still go to Manchester for a night out but my nights out are declining with age anyway now.

But yeah, I'm quite proud of the place now.

Shhhhush! You bellend, don't let our secret out and have every scrote moving into Bury.

 

[peoffrey]

....because you are supporting a local business, or supporting a business that employs local people. Because that business will probably pay the correct tax to our government. Because your purchase won't be clogging up the streets (even assuming you don't send it back) whilst a 'self-employed' delivery driver attempts to meet his/her targets. Because sometimes its good to get off your arse and get out of the house. Because if no one supports their local shops we'll end up with streets of opticians, chain stores, fried chicken shops and estate agents or rows of shuttered up units like that photo from Bristol.

Admittedly, I would not go to Ashton to do any shopping.

The last half dozen items I bought online almost certainly were not available in local shops. I'm talking collectible badges, merchandise and an obscure CD.

Staff still need to be employed to pick orders and post them out.

 

[stony]

The day Rochdale took over? Yer mean the day Rochdale kow-towed to Middleton and Heywood!! Jeez, Stony! Manchester gets shot of Langley and Middleton dump Langley on Rochdale! Rochdale was the once archetypal urban district that made Didsbury look like a slum - until Middleton and Monkey Town got on board!

Kow towed? Wow, I never really looked at it from the Rochdale side, but I can tell you not a single person in Heywood wanted to become a part of the Borough of Rochdale, we were doing just fine on our own. Heywood was a great little town until Rochdale started to shove all its shit there, and by that I mean all the scruffy cunts it didn't want in Rochdale they shoved in Heywood or Midd. Not to mention the disparity in what was spent in Rochdale compared to what Heywood got. You even stole the town silver and it has never been seen since.

 

[Why Always Ste]

The biggest downfall of high street shopping is The Internet. No doubt.

I only buy food from stores.
Everything else its Amazon as an example I could buy 200 400mg Multivitamin Tabs from Holland & Barrett for £5

Or on Amazon buy 200 1000mg Multivitamin Tabs for the same price.
More than Double the strength and it takes away the time and hassle of going into the shop, paying for parking and so on.

There are ethical arguments against Amazon such as the way in which apparently their staff are treated and also the fuel emissions from delivering our stuff everywhere.

Why pay more for less when I can just use my smartphone and buy exactly what I want?

The internet will never replace my food shop however.
I just like the ability to inspect the food I'm buying, if I fancy a certain type of food on that day I can rush out and get it (and not pay parking at supermarkets)

 

[yeseye]

Wait until the drones start dropping our purchases in our back gardens. Delivery drivers will be a thing of the past. All this stuff delivered straight to the door, drive throughs, no wonder half the country is obese. Every fucker sat on their fat arses looking at a screen, no talking, no walking . We're going to end up back in the caves mumbling shit and eating raw meat!

 

[The Silver Surfer]

Shhhhush! You bellend, don't let our secret out and have every scrote moving into Bury.

They won't be moving into the flats on the Rock, my lad went with his mate to look round one - £745 p/m!

 

[Why Always Ste]

They won't be moving into the flats on the Rock, my lad went with his mate to look round one - £745 p/m!

I know, absolute piss take. You
See the occupiers all like an army in battle marching to the Metrolink every morning for their commute to Manchester.