Guest 1467- Registered: 30 Jan 2015
- Posts: 149
Hee hee! Not Green Shield anymore Andy, it's Nectar points now!!
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,741
I,m showing my age now.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,806
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,940
Hate to rub it in Jan BUT Waterstones books about to open in Deal. The recently closed 'phone shop in the shopping precinct opposite W H Smug has on the windows 'The Deal Book Shop' - opening soon (with
www.waterstones.com in small print underneath).
https://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2017/feb/27/are-small-unbranded-waterstones-stores-really-a-threat-to-independent-bookshops"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Where does that leave the one opposite the Charlton Centre, there was talk of it moving to Whitfield some time back?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Doesn't seem that long ago that the demise of books was predicted due to the advent of Kindle, thankfully many of us actually like book shops and libraries and stick with tradition.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
There will be a rally in Dover 11am on the 9th DEC meeting outside marks and sparks
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,940
Keith Sansum1 wrote:There will be a rally in Dover 11am on the 9th DEC meeting outside marks and sparks
Monte Carlo?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
nah dover.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,940
I think he might have meant a Raleigh?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Thanks Bob Frost for making light of the very serious position small local shops find themselves in
i'm sure they will be pleased in your light hearted position.
I'm sure they would have preferred your support
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,940
Keef,
As ever I had no idea what 'rally' you were referring to and doubt if any other readers did.
You have the language of Shakespeare to use.
Try leaving information if that's what you wish to promulgate. That way we can all leave the cryptic clues to the crossword.
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
As ever?
It Isn't anything to do with me, I understand it has been arranged by Cllr Heron/Wallace and small shopkeepers fighting for survival if I get further info of course I will put it on here
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Mystery now solved but I cannot see how a rally would achieve anything. The DTIZ is a reality that everyone has to accept and for the foreseeable future there will be more empty units in the town centre. long term is likely to see units turned over to housing plus micro pubs, vaping cafes etc could help things if landlords were realistic about rents. Businesses that now trade on the London Road could be lured in and as already suggested GP surgeries and Dentists could move in.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,232
Will the local small businesses shut up shop to attend the rally, would be a shame what with all the extra footfall it would create!
Arte et Marte
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,696
A young McSwine in your dreams; that will only happen if the rents in the town centre drop to the level of London Road, something that is unlikely to happen given the recent purchase prices for mixed use and commercial properties achieved at auction. Their needs to be a complete shift in investor/developer expectations as to rent yields for that to happen.
Whilst it is laudable (if perhaps laughable) having a "rally" to support smaller businesses and independent traders, this is nothing more than assuaging of consciences if it is not accompanied by a change in behaviour of the majority of Dovorians; who need to start "using it or losing it".
(P.S. There is little to nothing that DDC can do to change the take up of privately rented retail units, despite the nonsense spouted by some.)
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,485
http://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/food-drink/aspendos-opening-another-turkish-restaurant-795383
A Turkish restaurant is set to open its doors in Dover in a matter of weeks.
Popular local restaurant chain Aspendos will move into the old Chapter 8 restaurant building in King Street in January,
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Guest 2210- Registered: 16 Aug 2017
- Posts: 53
Does anybody know where/when kaspas is opening in Dover. Has been 'coming soon' for a while now on their site and jobs were advertised some time ago.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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BenjiB wrote:Does anybody know where/when kaspas is opening in Dover. Has been 'coming soon' for a while now on their site and jobs were advertised some time ago.
I seem to remember that was intended for King Street but I can only see a planning application for a recruitment agency to open at no. 9.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Was in M & S earlier and they have a section now for "party food", but most of it expires by the end of the month, I don't think there are many parties in November.
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"