howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Londis now up and running in their new shop.
Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
- Posts: 759
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
- Posts: 637
Unfortunately all the town centre Dorothy Perkins shops across the country are closing as their leases end.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,741
Evas cafe in London road seems to have been shut for a while now.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Eva's has always been popular despite their original food hygiene rating from DDC not being very high.
Just checked and their latest inspection last May gave them 1 star.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,803
I read on Facebook they are on holiday.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Heard from another source that Amina's would be opening again as a cafe, also there were people in the old Internacional shop opposite earlier this afternoon.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Signs outside Amina's suggest that a carpet company and electricians are working inside, meanwhile this explains what was going on opposite yesterday.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The amount of empty units along the main drag from Pencester Gdns through to the eight bells is turning the town into two parts. Market Square, King St and Bench St at one end and from HSBC to and through the London Road seem to be doing much better.
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,741
How difficult it must be for small independant shops to earn a decent living with authorites screwing them for every penny they can get from rates to waste disposal etc etc.Its no wonder so many are giving up.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Some traders use the bins near their premises to dispose of rubbish, can see their point of view of objecting to paying business rates and rubbish collection on top. I feel sure many put stuff out with their household waste.
Judith Roberts- Registered: 15 May 2012
- Posts: 637
The incredibly high rents quoted for shops in that stretch mean it is unlikely they will be taken any time soon.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,803
Very true Judith, high rents in a dead area of town is not good, especially if they have repairing leases which means added expense when something goes wrong.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I don't understand why landlords don't just drop their rent demands when it becomes clear that they are asking for more than businesses are prepared to pay.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Because their neighbouring tenants will demand a reduction. The parade of shops in Pencester Rd is a prime example of this.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I thought the units were owned by various people Peter and prospective tenants would negotiate individually with the landlords.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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most are owned by the D.D.C.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
The Pencester row is in the ownership of a single property company.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
- Posts: 458
I had a quick look around the charlton centre this morning. I was sorry to see so many shops shut, thephotographers shop has gone from a large shop to a very small one and the art shop was poorly stocked and there was another outlet dealing used toys and clothes, good to see a music shop open now but there are no food outlets anymore, all in all a bit sad.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Only one unit is vacant in Pencester Rd which suggests that the property company have set their rents correctly.
