Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,015
Fun Fact - the GDP per person in the UK is lower than that in Mississippi, America's poorest state.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
- Posts: 1,071
That is very true sir, MPS must see it, if you keep putting wages up it gets pass on ,back to us so we pay more in the shops,they do it to win the public over but it does not work that way.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,845
The sad thing is that MPs and their advisers do not live in the real world as these very small business owners. MPs are well paid and in a secure job for the next few years, some even know that if they loose their seat moneywise their future will be safe.
The days of cloth cap manual worker politician are long gone, Rachel Reeves and her fellow MPs being a prime example.
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
- Posts: 1,071
The town needs a face lift with better parking ,cannot see that happing in my life time.Alot old buildings to be pulled down to make way for that to happen make the town smaller with modern shops all the road works is not helping it,get the town hall open will be a help with a car park if they want better events ,needs a good town manager the walking areas need to redone so us older one with sticks do not get them caught up, policing is also a must, and the list goes on and on and even if all that was done there can be no guarantees it would work.
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,042
I noticed that The Cod Father is now frying again (though your chips will be cold and your batter stuck to the paper by the time you get to the town centre).
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,514
WHS Smith looking to sell their high street stores. Haven't been in Dover's one for years and years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7zj8yr5x7oJan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,845
It was a few years ago but Smith was so tatty I stopped using the place.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,903
Smiths closing over a 100 of its stores
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,015
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,042
In summary, 'Lefties love Deal but despise Dover'.
No surprises.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,845
Weird Granny Slater wrote:In summary, 'Lefties love Deal but despise Dover'.
No surprises.
Or in addition to above, the DFL lot prefer Deal as cheaper than the Dover hotel staging post to visit their preferred European holiday destinations.
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,042
If Dover didn't exist, Deal would need to invent it.
Its identity is entirely built on a 'Deal - it's not Dover' model.
That the routine 'celebration' of that small town by hoards of tiresome 'personalities' in puff pieces courtesy of their media outlets should not produce widespread shame in Deal's population is an indicator of its craven cringeworthiness.
I'll say this for it, though: since its 'attractions' are essentially a finance bubble (housing) and service (food outlets), it truly is a very British town.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,845
Having lived in both towns, although Deal had a few good points Dover is a lot more friendly and despite its faults I much prefer it.
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Dover Pilot- Registered: 28 Jul 2018
- Posts: 346
Unfortunately nothing will ever change. Although it has been pointed out time and time again that Dover's neighbour has done much better over the last few decades. The response is always, Dover is not that bad, we don't need to change or learn from that little town. Ironically both towns have almost identical population numbers.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,784
London rd used to have some interesting shops years ago but its just mainly just takeaways now.
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Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,784
We still have Turners model shop on London rd,it has to be amongst one of the oldest shops still trading in the town,must have been there 60+years.
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Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,310
Snargate Street's Old Curiosity Shop is on BBC1 on Friday at 16.15. "Robin's last stand" unfortunately.
Terry
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,784
Is that the bloke that used to trade in Biggin st in what used to be Mcdonalds old building?
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Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,784
Macaris cafe in Pencester rd last day of trading tomorrow.Will be reopening after refurbishment work under new ownership.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,903
Wow
They were owners sometime
Is she retiring altogether ?
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"