PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
Work continued over this weekend on the Travelodge site.
More concrete pillars go into place despite a covering of snow overnight.
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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Jan Higgins wrote:OK David we have heard your usual comments about both our local councils before.
Now can we hear what is
your opinion of this particular new purchase of a lovely well kept building rather than a semi derelict or run down one that we all thought was the whole idea of this scheme.
I have no opinion because like everybody else on here I don't know the facts. I know Ian but not well, I'm not sure if he owns the building or leases it, perhaps it is being purchased from someone other than him. Is it well kept? It is of an age when the infrastructure may be failing - who knows? Perhaps when more comes to light one or two might show a little contrition.
This is why I say I'm surprised nobody has been sued, the sheer ignorance astounds me.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Apologies alround if a couple of my posts were to say the least full of errors I now know not to post when watching a small child .
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
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I am sure we have all been there Sue.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Photos courtesy of Bond City.
Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
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I am staggered they have got this far without a professional construction company. I hope it passes building regulation
We should start to see job vacancies for the cinema and restaurant outlets appearing soon for that grand Autumn 2017 opening.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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Interesting third picture with a kango breaking up concrete around a piling,
"me thinks someone ballsed it up m'laud!"
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Arte et Marte
PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
St. James' site 16 February 2017
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Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 3,236
I have heard unconfirmed rumours today that M & S have pulled out, allegedly came from a member of M & S staff! They are said to have had enough messing around with delays and lack of completion date.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:I have heard unconfirmed rumours today that M & S have pulled out, allegedly came from a member of M & S staff! They are said to have had enough messing around with delays and lack of completion date.
I doubt that is true as only this week M & S announced that the town centre shop would only close the day before the new one opens. Should be quite a logistical challenge.
PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
On a rather dull day -
Travelodge site now at First Floor level - 21 February 2017
Safety harnesses in evidence
before railings installed
Find out more about the development and 'Love Dover' tomorrow at Maison Dieu House
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Karlos- Location: Dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:I have heard unconfirmed rumours today that M & S have pulled out, allegedly came from a member of M & S staff! They are said to have had enough messing around with delays and lack of completion date.
M&S quoted in today's paper that they will not close the town centre shop until the simply food shop opens.
PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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- Posts: 448
Work ground to a halt this afternoon (27.02.2017). Only a couple or so personnel left on site. All equipment silent. Dumper Trucks left full of soil. Wonder why?
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PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
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- Posts: 448
All back at work the next day thank goodness.
Billboards have gone up on the green hoardings at the corner of Townwall Street and Woolcomber Street. Can you spot all of our new prospective businesses?
We're into the "
COMING SOON" phase.
taking this next shot without any vehicles in it is virtually impossible
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Guest 1266- Registered: 8 May 2014
- Posts: 381
Is there a 'coming soon' for the M&S Simply Food? I have also heard they have pulled out.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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You heard wrong Jack, posts 750 and 752 clarify things.
PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
I have not seen any billboards for M&S or Next at the moment.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,236
I think I would put more trust in third party rumour than anything in the dover express these days!
It would be no suprise if both next and M&S pulled out these multi's don't like people messing with their growth forecasts and 5 year plans.
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PatrickS- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
The last DDC update on the 'St James Retail and Leisure Development' on their investindover.co.uk website was November 2015 apart from a Press Release from Legal & General of May 2016 in which they commit £53m to the scheme.
The stjamesdover.co.uk website is undated but appears not to have been changed for some time either.
As we heard virtually nothing new at the 'Love Dover' meeting recently, perhaps someone from the Developers and/or DDC could oblige with some meaningful and accurate updated information.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Courtesy of Invest in Dover.
Installation of flint wall at Dover St James
Work is underway to install a new flint "town wall" on the appropriately named Townwall Street in Dover. The wall will eventually screen the service area for the main retail block which will include M&S and Next at the Dover St James development.
Bespoke manufacture
The precast concrete and flint sections have been specially manufactured by Milbank Concrete Products.
It appears we have an answer regarding M & S and Next.
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