Chez2 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 That's why Rotherham town centre died and moved to Parkgate, just outside the edge of the town centre. Parkgate has some shops on the old road leading from town out to Rawmarsh but most of the other shops are in the two shopping areas created a few decades ago. There are a few independent shops in Rotherham but its not like it was prior to pedestrianisation and the building of Parkgate in the early 80s. In my opinion, changing the roads and car parking back in the leary 90s didn't help either. I used to walk into Sheffield most lunchtimes from work in the 80s and very early 90s. I could do Moor up to Debenhams or the other side of town if I walked or go the bus the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaati Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Masked swearing attempts have been removed. So have the personal attacks. Any post that quoted any of the above have also been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Been reported in the star that JD Sports is opening a new shop on the Moor . Is this another of the high end shops we were promised for the retail quarter ? in reality they are really only moving because they already have a shop a few hundred yards away . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Was in town today and was a bit perturbed - there are 2 big empty units on fargate. The moor is miles better these days but still big units empty. The light development got a good anchor with primark but still a massive unit underneath that's empty. Need to attract some big retailers some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Was in town today and was a bit perturbed - there are 2 big empty units on fargate. The moor is miles better these days but still big units empty. The light development got a good anchor with primark but still a massive unit underneath that's empty. Need to attract some big retailers some I think JD are moving into the unit under the light development but surely all that's happening is shops are moving and leaving other units empty eg primark , tj hughes ,poundland and now jd sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I think JD are moving into the unit under the light development but surely all that's happening is shops are moving and leaving other units empty eg primark , tj hughes ,poundland and now jd sports Yes you're right. That's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Yes you're right. That's the problem. Agreed , but this council will make it sound like some sort of victory and that they are doing a fantastic job , where in reality other parts of town are dying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Agreed , but this council will make it sound like some sort of victory and that they are doing a fantastic job , where in reality other parts of town are dying I don't think it's the councils fault. What can they do other than approve retail space development. Suppose they can try and promote it to retailers but it's up to them if they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samssong Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I don't think it's the councils fault. What can they do other than approve retail space development. Suppose they can try and promote it to retailers but it's up to them if they come. It is the councils planning at fault ,they have killed the traditional trading area in the rush to appease out of town investors in the South of the City. They have also moved their offices into the same area convenient int it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Been reported in the star that JD Sports is opening a new shop on the Moor . Is this another of the high end shops we were promised for the retail quarter ? in reality they are really only moving because they already have a shop a few hundred yards away . The Moor isn't part of the retail quarter development (SRQ/NRQ/formerly 7-Stone). The start of that development is the HSBC block with a load of shops underneath that is going up now. There is bound to be a bit of shuffling around of existing retailers as better units become available. New ones will come in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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