justjojo2011

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  • in reply to: The Empty Shops Of Regent Street #56433

    justjojo2011
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    @wrexview 1189 wrote:

    Is it a health and safety issue? Who makes the rules? Mold shut a main road to hold their market and use part of a car park. In these circumstances it is usually a case of if there is a will there is a way!

    From what I can gather from store holders, it’s down to the council who won’t allow more stalls. Apparently, there needs to be room for emergency vehicles. And now with the shoppa bus, there’s even less room on Queens Square. It would be nice to see it like a European Market, down all the streets of town but don’t think that’s ever going to happen

    in reply to: What are you looking forward to? #56393

    justjojo2011
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    @julestrevor 1192 wrote:

    Looking forward to the volunteer and environmental event on Saturday on Queens Square. Also all the events that are taking place that have been arranged by Wrexham Carers Service for Carers Week 18 -24 June.
    There is also a Big Health Day on Tuesday 19th June in the Memorial Hall in Wrexham which sounds like its going to be great.
    There is more details on AVOW: Assocation of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham | AVOW

    Of course The Big Health Day next week and it’s Carers Week too

    in reply to: The Empty Shops Of Regent Street #56432

    justjojo2011
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    @wrexview 1187 wrote:

    If there is a a list of 40 stalls waiting for a spot on the Monday market then it is obvious that we need to dedicate more space to it, either use the current Councillors car park adjacent to Queens Square or spread the market further through the town down the High Street.

    I couldn’t agree more but apparently they are only allowed so many stalls or over a certain amount of space. It’s a shame because the Monday Market used to be as big as Mold Market (popularity wise not size wize)

    in reply to: The Empty Shops Of Regent Street #56431

    justjojo2011
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    As Jonesey already said, the biggest problem Wrexham has, as does the rest of the country, probably even the rest of the civilised world, is the current recession we are in. This makes it difficult for businesses to keep going to open shops up. Smaller independent businesses are being pushed out of business by larger corporations expanding into other areas to try and keep afloat.

    However, I don’t think Wrexham will ever be as special as it used to be until the people of the town start to care. Many residents wish things hadn’t been changed. Old tudor buildings have been torn down for what appears to be no reason other than public sector greed and most people dislike this and won’t shop here for that reason but if people did STAY in Wrexham, maybe things would improve. I firmly believe that the people of Wrexham should be boosting the economy of Wrexham, not Chester, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Liverpool etc. This is our town and we need to make people want to come here. I have spoken to people from other parts of the country who have such a dim outlook on Wrexham, more specifically the people.

    Wrexham has a reputation to the rest of the North as the place of pubs, pound shops and charity shops. No one is going to come here and bring tourism until that reputation goes away and that’s not going to happen whilst the same types of shops keep coming to the town.

    Eagles Meadow, yeah it’s bloody ugly and it’s downright awful on a windy day but I don’t feel it has seperated the town. If you live in Queens Park/Hightown side of town, there’s a bus stop right there outside and one the other side too. There is the new shoppa bus that will bring you from one end of town to Eagles Meadow so there is no reason for anyone to feel segregated away from the area. It amuses me because people will walk to Charles Street or to Tesco from the middle of town yet refuse to go to Eagles Meadow because it’s “too far” and yes, this is a reason I’ve heard from people who will walk to Tesco from the middle of town.

    A lot of things have happened in Wrexham over the last few years that I’m sure we would all agree, should never have happened. Eagles Meadow should never have been built. Just doing that ruined the “Monday Market” because not as many stalls could be built. Apparently, there is a waiting list of more than 40 stalls to attend the Monday Market, just not the room for it. It took shops from the middle of town to the centre, leaving empty shops, which I’m sure we all agree is never good. I for one think the Post Office should never have been moved.

    The trouble is, looking to what we used to have is never going to change anything. We have to accept what we do have. But before we get those shops filled, I think the people of Wrexham need to care more first. Show the rest of the country we’re proud of our town and it’s somewhere they would want to come. Shops don’t do that, people do.

    in reply to: Parking Charge Tickets In Wrexham #56339

    justjojo2011
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    Whilst I agree that these ticket schemes are ridiculous, I do understand why they enforce them. While people park they to go off into town, they are losing business, especially on weekends because people doing their shopping can’t park.

    But I agree with Acorn, if it’s not issued by police or council, tell them to shove it.

    But at the end of the day, supermarket car parks are there for supermarket customers and I don’t see how anyone can take longer than 2 hours to do their shopping. My nan was 85 when she died and didn’t take 2 hours doing her shopping and she didn’t know where anything was. Maybe if they stopped spending an hour chatting in the aisles and blocking everywhere off?

    But i think if you’re going into town, then go into town. Maybe we should all start using public transport while we still have it because before long, half the buses will be taken off and no one will be able to get anywhere.

    in reply to: Parking Charge Tickets In Wrexham #56338

    justjojo2011
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    See this is the difference then Chris, because I don’t use a car and pump all that polution into the area… I use the bus, get off the bus and get back on the bus. The supermarket car parks are there for people to use the supermarkets. That’s why they’re free.

    Perhaps you could use public transport to visit town or do like they did only 30 or 40 years ago.. walk (and yes i know that’s not an option for everyone).

    in reply to: Parking Charge Tickets In Wrexham #56337

    justjojo2011
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    I say 2 hours is plenty of time to do your shopping. I go to do just that, shopping. Extending to 3 hours just gives those who abuse the car park extra time. By which I’m refering to those who park in Asda (and Tesco) and go off into town for the day.

    People who are doing their shopping are constantly greeted by full car parks because of those who don’t want to park in town or don’t want to pay for parking, not to mention disabled customers who can’t park because of the lazy and the “cashpoint cripples” who park in disabled spaces to go to the cash machines.

    I have no sympathy for anyone who has had a ticket for parking in Asda if they’ve gone to town

    in reply to: New stores around town #56037

    justjojo2011
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    Am I the only one who thinks that the shops that are coming to Wrexham are repeats of what we already have? yes its nice to see empty shops being occupied but do we really need somewhere else that sells handbags, jewellry and mobile phone accessories?

    in reply to: What are you looking forward to? #56392

    justjojo2011
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    The wrexham Volunteer Centre and Caia Park Environmental Group event next Saturday in town. You can visit AVOW: Assocation of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham | AVOW for more details.

    in reply to: Calls for Wrexham to be turned into free Wi-Fi zone #56403

    justjojo2011
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    The idea is good, but my only concern with this is, it going to be limited to certains shops and cafes (a lot of which already do this, Cafe Nero being my favourite) or is this going to be the entire town centre cuz if its the latter, we’re going to have a lot of airheads buried even further into their phones.

    … On the plus side, some fun to be had when watching them walk into lamp posts

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