Town Centre Changes

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There was thread some time ago about various shops and businesses closing down vut I can't find it and it's been a while since updating I thought I would start this years :eek:

Stead & Simpson shoe shop closing down.

Regency Bar is tonight being boarded up

Shoezone closing for refit ( or at least thats what they are calling it )
 
lancsdave said:
There was thread some time ago about various shops and businesses closing down vut I can't find it and it's been a while since updating I thought I would start this years :eek:


Regency Bar is tonight being boarded up
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Err...we talking about the Commercial Pub here?
 
Deffo the Regency, think it used to be the Commercial, metal shuttering going up as I walked past earlier, I'd like to think it's for a refit but I very much doubt it. :(
 
lindsay ormerod said:
Deffo the Regency, think it used to be the Commercial, metal shuttering going up as I walked past earlier, I'd like to think it's for a refit but I very much doubt it. :(
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Just seen their Facebook page, last updated on Jan 4th which doesn't say anything other than normal business. Bit strange :confused:

Maybe they are expecting riots in the town centre :)
 
Not directly Town Centre but the Boars Head has been boarded up for a few weeks too!
I noticed that Cafe in the Arndale has moved to a different unit near the Car Park exit.
The Bakers/Butty Shop that had opened in the Arndale a few months back also seems to have closed!

Best Regards - Taggy
 
It was the Commercial .
My mother worked there as a maid during the 1930's Depression , and she couldn't find work in the mills .
She was allowed home after tea , but had to be back for 10pm .

I can remember the restaurant upstairs in the Commercial Hotel .
 
Bread shop in Arndale was closed last Saturday when I was going past, not just Accy though, Evans in Blackburn is shutting and I would think their HMV will be under threat.
 
I suppose the Commercial is just about big enough for a Wetherspoons.

As for the rest, does Accy have an Oxfam Charity shop? What about 50p shops? Any of those yet? If not, coming soon to your town centre.

Failing that, I suppose at least one of those premises would make an excellent 'Flash Mob' dancing office.
 
Tealeaf said:
I suppose the Commercial is just about big enough for a Wetherspoons.
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Funnily enough Wetherspoons was mentioned to me today whilst on the market as they were boarding the place up ( the Commercial/Regency not the market :) ) Someone else said it was going to become flats. All idle chitchat, at least I think it was.
 
BlockBusters on Blackburn road has closed and is being turned into a "One shop"
thats the blockbusters near longsdale street not the one in town
 
What's a "One shop"?

We used to use that blockbuster cos you could just about park outside. Blackburn road is a real mess. The entrance into Accy and a disgrace to the town.
 
Neil said:
What's a "One shop"?

We used to use that blockbuster cos you could just about park outside. Blackburn road is a real mess. The entrance into Accy and a disgrace to the town.
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I understand that plans are afoot to open that back up as a thoroughfare for vehicles. When that happens is anyone's guess but I don't think the town centre is beyond saving with a bit of decent planning.
 
Ken Moss said:
I understand that plans are afoot to open that back up as a thoroughfare for vehicles. .
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Whats the point in opening the back up people just drive and park on the pavement down Blackburn road many a time i have been waiting at the bus stop and had to move to let a car pass on the pavement:(
 
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