Andy Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Obviously there's no room in our new 24 hour, 21st century heart of the city for a real pub. Much better to have faceless, lifeless office blocks, hotels and car parks. We desperatly need three new hotels, so that visitors can come to our city. Except that they won't know what to do when they get here, because that bunch of clowns in the town hall are plotting to close down the visitor information centre. Come on here, Jan Wilson, and defend yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Man&hisBMW Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I get the feeling there is probably more then meets the eye as usual, oops look the poor developers tripped up and just dropped £50k into council coffers .... oh dear! 1Man&HisBMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Why can't they do as they do in America and build an underground car park? Although it would cost more to build, it means we could keep one attraction that is going to encourage more visitors than a car park would. Perhaps the car park is for all the new tourists Sheffield isn't going to get, or is a convenient new public lavatory and sh*gging area for clubbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by alchresearch So they're trying to keep cars out of the city but decide to build a car park to invite more in? Seems a bit odd that doesn't it? Not to mention a complete contradiction of what the Labour-run Council want us to do.... Typical Labour "do as we do, not as we say" policies.... Muppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Do the hotels we already have get full? There are 4 large ones(ohh) i know of in town and do most not do deals at weekends to try to encourage people to come here? Think i would prefer a nice little b&b in peaks somewhere. Why do people come to Sheffield? Is it Meadowhell? I live here and like it, but most people i know come over to visit people not for the city. It's not like York or Lincoln is it? Is another hotel needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 The hotels won't be full if all tourists have to look at is car parks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by alchresearch The hotels won't be full if all tourists have to look at is car parks! Come on, you know there's more to our city than that. They can also look at office blocks, other hotels and appartments. If they want to, they can go shopping at Meadowhall, which has exactly the same shops as where ever they came from... Sadly, if the council get their way and close the tourist office, there will be nobody to tell them of the delights out city can offer. Once again, I invite Jan Wilson to come on here and defend her council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Man&hisBMW Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 Originally posted by Andy Once again, I invite Jan Wilson to come on here and defend her council. She probably would if you bung a few hundred quid in council coffers 1Man&HisBMW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Originally posted by 1Man&hisBMW She probably would if you bung a few hundred quid in council coffers 1Man&HisBMW Why do you keep saying that the council will do anything for developers if they "bung" the council? Do you have any experience of such alleged corruption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Originally posted by Andy Sadly, if the council get their way and close the tourist office, there will be nobody to tell them of the delights out city can offer. I've already answered this one but here we go again. The plan is to close the current office and open 2 in places where tourists actually go: Millenium Gardens Meadowhall OK? Hotel users tend not to be tourists but are more likely to be here for the hotel facilities as they are geared towards conferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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