| another Oxford St closure 20:27 - Jul 8 with 4734 views | britferry |
Sports Direct off down Parc Tawe, thats another big store that needs filling |  |
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| another Oxford St closure on 11:31 - Jul 9 with 1456 views | Dr_Winston |
I saw more beggars/drunks per yard in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester than I ever see in Swansea. Cardiff also has significantly higher numbers. |  |
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| another Oxford St closure on 12:18 - Jul 9 with 1426 views | Gwyn737 |
| another Oxford St closure on 10:52 - Jul 9 by krunchykarrot |
I only go into Town now to pick up fish and produce from the market, we have all systematically managed to kill off local businesses and replace with multi-national clones. There are no bakeries butchers etc. all being taken out by Tesco etc. who are having their taste of competition from the German stores.
I for one miss the individual sports shops and do not shop in Sports Direct where they license brands.
Add in the loony council decisions such as building supermarkets on the front etc. Charging silly prices for parking, that is if you can remember which way to drive around our system.
I hope there is a uprise in local shops with all these empty premises which should drop rates and rent. |
I’ve been back to Swansea for 3 of the past 6 weeks and those are the first visits for quite a long time.
I must say Oxford street and the surrounding area did come as a shock - it’s pretty desperate.
HOWEVER…. the market is the best it’s ever been IMO. The developments in Parc Tawe and Mumbles look really good. I visited the LC2 for the first time for ages and thought it was excellent. The arena looks cracking from the outside too. | | | |
| another Oxford St closure on 13:40 - Jul 9 with 1393 views | pencoedjack |
You only have to look at Bridgend to see the damage out of town shopping centres do.
A once thriving town centre is now a complete shite hole since Mcarthur Glen opened |  | | |
| another Oxford St closure on 14:12 - Jul 9 with 1366 views | onehunglow |
| another Oxford St closure on 13:40 - Jul 9 by pencoedjack |
You only have to look at Bridgend to see the damage out of town shopping centres do.
A once thriving town centre is now a complete shite hole since Mcarthur Glen opened |
Same with their outlet at Cheshire Oaks which killed Ellesmere Port town centre stone dead.
It's very popular though especially with Gogs | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 15:08 - Jul 9 with 1348 views | KeithHaynes |
Apparently this thread prompted a few on planet swans to make suggestions of neo fascism and other allegations that are unfounded. Hilarious 😂 |  |
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| another Oxford St closure on 19:05 - Jul 9 with 1257 views | onehunglow |
| another Oxford St closure on 15:08 - Jul 9 by KeithHaynes |
Apparently this thread prompted a few on planet swans to make suggestions of neo fascism and other allegations that are unfounded. Hilarious 😂 |
Pity Im banned for life on there Giv.
I was vox populae for many years
A city cannot be insulted personally.
A city that has fallen from pre eminence should lead to questions being asked not the unrelenting garbage of "slagging off "etc. The truth is right in front.
of eyes and it aint pretty
Inner Brum,Manchester,Hull,Pompey,Soton, arent pretty either by the way but that doesnt bother me | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 20:55 - Jul 9 with 1213 views | lifelong |
| another Oxford St closure on 10:15 - Jul 9 by onehunglow |
Oxford St was our jewel as a shopping street really.
Many smaller British cities have been similarly decimated
Lose the shops and a city loses its soul as people come INTO town often for a day . |
Nice bit of back tracking there.👠|  | | |
| another Oxford St closure on 21:39 - Jul 9 with 1179 views | onehunglow |
See our national team today Rog.
They beta de Bokke | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:03 - Jul 9 with 1163 views | KeithHaynes |
| another Oxford St closure on 20:55 - Jul 9 by lifelong |
Nice bit of back tracking there.👠|
Got to be honest mate, the way it was blown up elsewhere today by the runaway boys this thread is dead. | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:06 - Jul 9 with 1147 views | union_jack |
| another Oxford St closure on 11:20 - Jul 9 by Togg |
My wife works in town and I drive her in and pick her up every day. I'm sorry but they need to do something about the drug problem. I see people absolutely spaced out, shouting obscenities and sometimes violent. This can be quite intimidating |
That must be one hell of a place where your wife works  |  |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:08 - Jul 9 with 1146 views | Catullus |
| another Oxford St closure on 08:24 - Jul 9 by Whiterockin |
I have always said that the car parks in Swansea should be 3-4 hours free parking with no return the same day. This would encourage shoppers and discourage workers. It works in other town/cities so why not here. |
Why would it discourage workers exactly? They'd just have to pay and not have free hours.
Sorry to point out an obvious here too but those car parks provide jobs and they need upkeep too, those workers who park in town all day pay those wages and for that upkeep. Do what you've suggested and one day the car parks would close down and then nobody could park. | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:21 - Jul 9 with 1123 views | Dr_Winston |
| another Oxford St closure on 22:08 - Jul 9 by Catullus |
Why would it discourage workers exactly? They'd just have to pay and not have free hours.
Sorry to point out an obvious here too but those car parks provide jobs and they need upkeep too, those workers who park in town all day pay those wages and for that upkeep. Do what you've suggested and one day the car parks would close down and then nobody could park. |
How much upkeep would say, the Paxton Street car park require? It's not been resurfaced in decades as far as I'm aware and most of the machines are card only. | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:28 - Jul 9 with 1113 views | Boundy |
| another Oxford St closure on 22:06 - Jul 9 by union_jack |
That must be one hell of a place where your wife works |
County Hall ? | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 22:44 - Jul 9 with 1105 views | Catullus |
| another Oxford St closure on 22:21 - Jul 9 by Dr_Winston |
How much upkeep would say, the Paxton Street car park require? It's not been resurfaced in decades as far as I'm aware and most of the machines are card only. |
The council owned car parks are provided for out out council taxes abd business rates. They may need minimal upkeep but they still cost money to run. Make these car parks free and someone else has to pay, that means businesses who then raise prices to cover the extra cost.
I was thinking more of the multi storey car parks though, Kingsway, orchard Street and the one on Little Wind Street are NCP, they have to pay busness rates, eletricity and water bills. How many cars does Paxton street hold? Does it have enough spaces for the city centre workers? The NCP are card only now too but those machines need maintenance and they use electricity, someone has to pay for it. | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 23:01 - Jul 9 with 1093 views | Catullus |
| another Oxford St closure on 15:08 - Jul 9 by KeithHaynes |
Apparently this thread prompted a few on planet swans to make suggestions of neo fascism and other allegations that are unfounded. Hilarious 😂 |
Hmmm, I can't look on there to see the fun. I even tried using a VPN but when I search for the forum, nothing comes up. Strange. My computer has a mind of its own  | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 23:08 - Jul 9 with 1085 views | KeithHaynes |
| another Oxford St closure on 23:01 - Jul 9 by Catullus |
Hmmm, I can't look on there to see the fun. I even tried using a VPN but when I search for the forum, nothing comes up. Strange. My computer has a mind of its own |
Myself and Phil came to the agreement the wasters aren’t worth it, and removed stuff.
Sad acts who will most certainly have their epiphany.
Full on.
Personally I’ve had enough of them and their cowardly, behind a keyboard non de plume posts.
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| another Oxford St closure on 07:28 - Jul 10 with 1026 views | EagleEye |
Town centres only flourish with a good economy, both local & national. Sadly the demise of Swansea city centre has coincided with the loss of well paid jobs, manufacturing industry closures (petrochemicals, cars, aluminium, steel, coal), the advent of the Welsh Assembly, rise of online shopping etc.
Swansea city council (& Welsh government) has failed to make Swansea attractive to outside investment to replace well paid jobs - less money, less disposable income, internet shopping equals less footfall & the spiral keeps going only one way. Developing city centres for student living will not give as much support to the ailing shops as some think. Meanwhile the attraction of Cardiff city centre supported by the millions (billions since devolution)from the Welsh government at the expense of the rest of Wales has done zero to help.
A few free hours parking will not help without a strong economical foundation. The council relies on the income from the abundance of city parking options. Even though they probably operate way below capacity at all times |  | | |
| another Oxford St closure on 09:06 - Jul 10 with 993 views | onehunglow |
| another Oxford St closure on 23:01 - Jul 9 by Catullus |
Hmmm, I can't look on there to see the fun. I even tried using a VPN but when I search for the forum, nothing comes up. Strange. My computer has a mind of its own |
Same here Cat
We are outsiders mush | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 11:54 - Jul 10 with 945 views | Boundy |
| another Oxford St closure on 07:28 - Jul 10 by EagleEye |
Town centres only flourish with a good economy, both local & national. Sadly the demise of Swansea city centre has coincided with the loss of well paid jobs, manufacturing industry closures (petrochemicals, cars, aluminium, steel, coal), the advent of the Welsh Assembly, rise of online shopping etc.
Swansea city council (& Welsh government) has failed to make Swansea attractive to outside investment to replace well paid jobs - less money, less disposable income, internet shopping equals less footfall & the spiral keeps going only one way. Developing city centres for student living will not give as much support to the ailing shops as some think. Meanwhile the attraction of Cardiff city centre supported by the millions (billions since devolution)from the Welsh government at the expense of the rest of Wales has done zero to help.
A few free hours parking will not help without a strong economical foundation. The council relies on the income from the abundance of city parking options. Even though they probably operate way below capacity at all times |
Good post, although Swansea & Cardiff has by and large been labour led since 1995 ( with a small blip for both Cities during that period ) the growth of both and investment has been strikingly different and I often wonder exactly how much of Welsh taxpayers money has been spend on Cardiff to the detriment of the rest of Wales. We know that over 85% of new jobs created in Wales are in Cardiff so it follows that's where the money will be spent . One of my many gripes is hearing too many Swansea residents moaning about the lack of choice, why not support your local shops instead of spending their money in a City which frankly doesn't need it , its not just the bigger shops but the local ones which desperately need your money . Its sad to see old Swansea images showing what we had and how the centre once looked , vibrant and full of choices to what we see today . I'm proud of where I'm from but angry to see how its been allowed to get to the stage we currently see it and I include many other parts of the country I truly believe a deliberate policy by those in Butetown to centralise everything in Cardiff and damn the rest of us | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 11:56 - Jul 10 with 945 views | Boundy |
| another Oxford St closure on 07:28 - Jul 10 by EagleEye |
Town centres only flourish with a good economy, both local & national. Sadly the demise of Swansea city centre has coincided with the loss of well paid jobs, manufacturing industry closures (petrochemicals, cars, aluminium, steel, coal), the advent of the Welsh Assembly, rise of online shopping etc.
Swansea city council (& Welsh government) has failed to make Swansea attractive to outside investment to replace well paid jobs - less money, less disposable income, internet shopping equals less footfall & the spiral keeps going only one way. Developing city centres for student living will not give as much support to the ailing shops as some think. Meanwhile the attraction of Cardiff city centre supported by the millions (billions since devolution)from the Welsh government at the expense of the rest of Wales has done zero to help.
A few free hours parking will not help without a strong economical foundation. The council relies on the income from the abundance of city parking options. Even though they probably operate way below capacity at all times |
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| another Oxford St closure on 17:55 - Jul 10 with 888 views | britferry |
| another Oxford St closure on 09:06 - Jul 10 by onehunglow |
Same here Cat
We are outsiders mush |
I know somebody who has 3 users IDs over there | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 20:52 - Jul 10 with 834 views | onehunglow |
| another Oxford St closure on 17:55 - Jul 10 by britferry |
I know somebody who has 3 users IDs over there |
I can just about cope with OHL.He drives me nuts | |
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| another Oxford St closure on 21:40 - Jul 10 with 800 views | Jack123 |
| another Oxford St closure on 11:31 - Jul 9 by Dr_Winston |
I saw more beggars/drunks per yard in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester than I ever see in Swansea. Cardiff also has significantly higher numbers. |
Don't worry, I bet Mr Drakrford, will sort all that out within the next 50 years. |  |
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| another Oxford St closure on 07:07 - Jul 11 with 734 views | EagleEye |
| another Oxford St closure on 11:54 - Jul 10 by Boundy |
Good post, although Swansea & Cardiff has by and large been labour led since 1995 ( with a small blip for both Cities during that period ) the growth of both and investment has been strikingly different and I often wonder exactly how much of Welsh taxpayers money has been spend on Cardiff to the detriment of the rest of Wales. We know that over 85% of new jobs created in Wales are in Cardiff so it follows that's where the money will be spent . One of my many gripes is hearing too many Swansea residents moaning about the lack of choice, why not support your local shops instead of spending their money in a City which frankly doesn't need it , its not just the bigger shops but the local ones which desperately need your money . Its sad to see old Swansea images showing what we had and how the centre once looked , vibrant and full of choices to what we see today . I'm proud of where I'm from but angry to see how its been allowed to get to the stage we currently see it and I include many other parts of the country I truly believe a deliberate policy by those in Butetown to centralise everything in Cardiff and damn the rest of us |
“85% of new jobs created in Wales are in Cardiff” … that is astounding & an absolute disgrace. The Welsh government treating the rest of Wales with absolute contempt. Sickens me to the core | | | |
| another Oxford St closure on 11:13 - Jul 11 with 677 views | gadgetuk |
| another Oxford St closure on 22:00 - Jul 8 by onehunglow |
Grow up.
Nobody can deny the obvious.
Did yiu see Morning breakfast show today featuring Hilbre Island. This is why people visit Wirral.
My post emphasises just what problems exist in Swansea. I’m not bothered about other cities frankly.
It is my home town |
It is not a problem unique to Swansea.
Most of the big chain stores have gone, even John Lewis have closed stores.
The Pandemic and the move to online shopping has killed town centres - even out of town shopping has been impacted.
Walk around Kingston on Thames, Sutton, Croydon and you will see exactly the same thing happening. | | | |
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