victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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very true sir as I have said many times the town council are very rich and land owners they could do alot more for town then they do .
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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The Town council could do little with such a small budget
It is looking a little bleak though in market square
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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The Charlton Shopping Centre and car park in Dover is set to go under the hammer next month with a freehold guide price of £1.8 million-£2 million.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/town-s-huge-shopping-centre-up-for-sale-at-auction-312630/"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
Huge?
"while also open to potential future active asset management opportunities."
Translation please?
I read it as; You might want to give it a clean at some point, maybe.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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Quite happy to see it bulldozed along with the old Sainsbury’s. Been in there once in about 20 years, only because I thought you could still cut through the other entrance of the car park.
Residential and some retail would be fine with me .
Open up some of the Dour too.
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Arthur- Registered: 18 Nov 2020
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Not sure what type of retail it would attract? The quality of shopping available in Dover is very poor and unlikely to improve anytime soon. Sadly the local demographic doesn’t lend itself to speculative retail development. There’s no money to spend , few employment opportunities in the local area
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,817
Plenty of good cafes out there to choose from,dont lose the right to use real money,Cash is king!
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victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Small shops etc like cash not cards £10 to them in cash is ten pounds not under like a card payment.
victor matcham- Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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Dover football is all cards but it comes with a cost.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Dover footy found the costs of cash and banking , plus holding monies better to go cashless
I don't feel it was a good move
Recently using card i got charged twice because there machines were faulty
Luckily I check my account
Have to say soon sorted once I contacted club!
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Just imagine what could be done with the 'shops' on London Rd.
These are up for sale at £1,775,00 in London E9 (now housing)
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I do Wonder how the shops from high street towards cannon street and market square survive
But they do seem to do well
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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Costa on the move into the nearby ex-Tapas restaurant.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Costa does appear to do well in the area ,
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Karlos- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Do we know how bad it was?
Reopening ?
Seems to be an issue with fires at that place
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Dover couuld be worse! Here's an article on Gosport ( and it's not even up north)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14001149/Life-poorest-town-county-worst-budget-Britain-locals-Gosport-battling-spiralling-child-obesity-1-000-homeless-shops-nearly-1m-cuts.html
Meanwhile Deal is buzzing with all (?) retail premises full or being refurbished.
Planning permission sought for FIVE more units (old Factory Shop) and THREE units (old Taproom/Hutchins, South Street)
Thank God DDC never tried to re-imagine (sic) Deal with any of their ill thought out improvements.
Anyone for a statue of Adam Smith for Deal and a blue plaque for Samuel Shenton at 24 London Rd, Dover?
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Walking through Dover town centre the coffee shops all close together seen to all do good business
So that's good for them
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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