Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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not a great fan of marks and sparks
use on occassions
but good to see them lasting so long in dover
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Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
- Posts: 622
Waiting with baited breath for the M&S announcement on 17 August of a major investment in a new store for Dover to celebrate their 100 years in the town ...........
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
kevin,only 13 days to go.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
- Posts: 635
The new M&S better be sited as the anchor store for the DTIZ and not - NOT! - at Whitfield; if it's the latter then Dover town centre is truly, totally f***ed.
And it would probably signal the death knell for Deal's M&S too (and ergo, Deal's buzzy town centre), if Planet Whitfield gets the nod.
Our 'authorities' seriously owe it to Dover town centre. Anything else, then, well, turn out the lights and let the sea swallow Dubris up once and for all.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
andrew
the council have made it quite clear that permission will not be given for them to relocate to whitfield.
there has been a lot of talk of them being the anchor store at the dtiz, i think that it is a distinct possibility.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
I doubt if that the DTIZ site will be central enough for M&S.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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once up and running it will be the centrepice of the town, assuming it does get up and running.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
howard,dont hold your breath,it could prove fatal.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
- Posts: 635
Is that definite about M&S not going to Whitfield, Roger? Can we have some confirmation/clarification of this from the council?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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paul the fuhrer has said that at least twice on here to my knowledge, his word is good enough for me.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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Paul W is a good bloke and I trust him to be a man of his word. But we would all like some good news and a clear, unequivocal statement of intent. Excuse the weary cynicism; it's been a long life!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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the unequivocal statement of intent has been made here more than once.
it would take too long to trawl through the threads though.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
Statement of intent is fine but what i think we all want is some action.
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Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,463
Spot on Jan. No disrespect words are cheap we want action.
Marek
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Lets be clear here, unless dovers planning dept completely changes its neg attitude, if marks and sparks were to apply to go to whitfield(and i hope they dont)
the planning dept would say theres nowt they can do to stop them
thats usual reply
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Whats the big thing about damn Whitfield drives me mad these companys trying to tear apart a town b&q did it and nowadays its empty sadly i think going miles up there is signing their own death warrant .
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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town planners
(in name only)
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But why ?????? whats going to gain from closing down the town centre area that tourists visit? whitfield is a horrid place to have shops in to far out im sorry i think the idea is daft.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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There is a nasty rumour circulating that the DDC are going to move the seafront to Whitfield in order to make the area more attractive.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,888
B&Q have lost me as a customer since they moved up to Whitfield I have not been in the place, previously I would visit the town store at least once a week even if it was only to buy a pack of screws.
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