M&S To Vacate Paisley High St

[St.Ricky]

24 minutes ago, pod said:

Already happening.

Indeed.. Watch it accelerate. 

£78m going into changing the La Porte Centre in Grangemouth. 

[FTOF]

4 hours ago, Fricky-Troll said:

The shameful and worst thing is, ‘we’ the people have said for umpteen years , the parking and one way which isn’t necessary in our town has played a very big part in putting people off visiting the town centre.

Yes, Braehead, Silverburn etc ALL the more reason to take the hit on free parking & allow traffic through the town again,

The council have been awful for years, but hey , keep voting them in & nothing changes

These are the reasons, along with online shopping, for the state of the town centre.

Fuck all to do with parking, one way system etc.

Sadly it's the way of things for the past couple of decades.

Being a 15 minute train journey away from Glasgow doesn't help either.

[TediousTom]

4 hours ago, pod said:

It was either that or risking your kids health.

But has really nothing to do with anything you state.

THIS is a list of the stores which have closed and which might shut in the future:

Closed stores:

Andover
Basildon
Bayswater
Birkenhead
Bournemouth
Bridlington

Clacton
Covent Garden
Crewe
Darlington
Dover
Durham
Falkirk
Fareham
Fforestfach
Fleetwood Outlet
Greenock
Keighley
New Mersey Speke Shopping Park
Newmarket
Newry
Northampton
Portsmouth
Putney
Redditch
Slough
Stockport
Walsall
Warrington
Wokingham

Stores due to close:
East Kilbride
Edgware Broadwalk
Falmouth
Holloway Road
Kirkcaldy
Llandudno
St Helens
Wigan

Stores proposed for closure today:
Ashford
Barrow
Bedford
Boston
Buxton
Cwmbran
Deal
Felixstowe
Huddersfield
Hull
Junction One Antrim Outlet
Luton Arndale
Newark
Northwich
Rotherham
Sutton Coldfield
Weston Super Mare

 

Duh Duh Duh

[portmahomack saint]

8 hours ago, HSS said:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/breaking-ms-announce-closure-paisley-22373573.amp

No before time fantastic news 

Now we have the site for our new cinema and theatre complex   get the saxophone's out 

 

[Leatherface]

8 hours ago, TPAFKATS said:

Sorry to hear this, hope all the staff get relocated where they want.

Not sure parking us such a big issue for shoppers in Paisley. Isn't it still free at weekends and there was a trial of free parking all week round recently.

If you are going yo go to silver urn or brae head I stead of Marks in Paisley, it'll cost more in petrol than parking.

That goes down as one of the stupidest posts ever, surely it depends where you live if you will pay more in petrol🤣

[antrin]

1 hour ago, Leatherface said:

That goes down as one of the stupidest posts ever, surely it depends where you live if you will pay more in petrol🤣

Sorry I can't apportion the stupidity, as you do...

Paisley parking, as TPAFKATS noted, is FREE.

If you're a Paisley Buddie, "a shopper in Paisley",  you surely MUST use more fuel to drive to the out of Paisley shops than local ones?

[faraway saint]

2 hours ago, antrin said:

Sorry I can't apportion the stupidity, as you do...

Paisley parking, as TPAFKATS noted, is FREE.

If you're a Paisley Buddie, "a shopper in Paisley",  you surely MUST use more fuel to drive to the out of Paisley shops than local ones?

Really? 

Council car parks have some free parking at the weekends, NONE on weekdays.

There is a TEMPORARY free parking rule in place due to Covid, not likely to last much longer.

To assist key workers in carrying out their essential roles, parking charges in all council-run car parks in Renfrewshire and on-street parking spaces are suspended until further notice.

Off-street parking

• Charges apply Monday to Saturday.
• Where marked (*), charges on a Saturday only apply from 2 September 2019 and are free until then.
• Six car parks have an initial three hours free parking, after 10am, which are Orchard Street, Weighhouse Close, Hunter Street (upper and lower), Oakshaw and School Wynd.
• Parking is free on a Sunday in all council-owned car parks

Car Parks

Location	Car Park Long or Short Stay	Tariff
Bridge Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
*Cross Street: NW	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
*Cross Street: SW	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
*Glen Lane	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
Hunter Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
Hunter Street: Upper	Long stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs and all day £3.50.
*Lagoon	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
*Lagoon	Long Stay	90p 1 hr, 2 hrs £1.80 3 hr £2.30, all day £3.50
*Lonend: West	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
Maxwell Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
*Moncrieff Street	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
New Sneddon Street	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
Oakshaw Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
Orchard Street	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
*Saucel Street: West	Long Stay	0.60p 2 hrs, £1.20 4 hrs, all day £2.40
School Wynd	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.
*St James Street	Short Stay	90p 1 hr, £1.80 2 hrs, £2.30 3 hours, 5 hrs, £4.00, all day £5.50
*Stow Street	Long Stay	90p 1 hr, 2 hrs £1.80 3 hr £2.30, all day £3.50
Weighhouse Close	Short Stay	Before 10am, 90p 1hr, £1.80 2hrs, £2.30 3hrs, £4 5hrs, all day £5.50. After 10am, free for 3 hrs, 90p 4hrs, £1.80 5hrs and all day £2.30.

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by faraway saint

[faraway saint]

The Paisley Centre isn't free either........................

[faraway saint]

8 hours ago, FTOF said:

These are the reasons, along with online shopping, for the state of the town centre.

Fuck all to do with parking, one way system etc.

Sadly it's the way of things for the past couple of decades.

Being a 15 minute train journey away from Glasgow doesn't help either.

Indeed, more choice and convenient as they are easy to get to and seen as a wee day out.

We, in Arbroath, suffer from similar issues.

Locally there is more than a decent choice but people still prefer to travel to Dundee.

There are also some local practices that are a pain, closing for a whole day or half a day, traditional ideas that, IMO, have no place in modern shopping needs.

Wasn't Tuesday traditional a half day in Paisley many years ago? 

 

[St.Ricky]

2 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

Indeed, more choice and convenient as they are easy to get to and seen as a wee day out.

We, in Arbroath, suffer from similar issues.

Locally there is more than a decent choice but people still prefer to travel to Dundee.

There are also some local practices that are a pain, closing for a whole day or half a day, traditional ideas that, IMO, have no place in modern shopping needs.

Wasn't Tuesday traditional a half day in Paisley many years ago? 

 

Saturdays are the most common days for St Mirren to play their matches and there is free parking available around the ground. Thought you should know in case you ever think of attending a game. 

[faraway saint]

1 minute ago, St.Ricky said:

Saturdays are the most common days for St Mirren to play their matches and there is free parking available around the ground. Thought you should know in case you ever think of attending a game. 

[St.Ricky]

5 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

Try going to a game to relieve the boredom. They might let you in at the under 12 rate in the family stand if money is an issue. 

 

Edited July 18, 2020 by St.Ricky

[ALBIONSAINT]

16 hours ago, Eric Arthur Blair said:

Closing the High Sr shop but taking the vacant unit on Renfrew Road beside The Range.

In other news, Taco Bell will open at The Phoenix in early August.

Good, we now have retail on the periphery of the town, Lidl, range, Morrison’s etc. This will allow the town centre to become an “old town” of sorts with restaurants,pubs, cinema? 
I hope they start converting commercial use buildings to residential. I have always imagined Paisley have an old town quarter with the modern facilities on the periphery, it might just happen. 
 

ps High street shopping is gone forever, it’s the internet , Braehead and silverburn that to blame (if blames the correct word, some may call it progress) 

[St.Ricky]

28 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

Good, we now have retail on the periphery of the town, Lidl, range, Morrison’s etc. This will allow the town centre to become an “old town” of sorts with restaurants,pubs, cinema? 
I hope they start converting commercial use buildings to residential. I have always imagined Paisley have an old town quarter with the modern facilities on the periphery, it might just happen. 
 

ps High street shopping is gone forever, it’s the internet , Braehead and silverburn that to blame (if blames the correct word, some may call it progress) 

I like it. Change perhaps. We might get back to the pre-multiple stores dominating the high Street and reintroduce difference. 

[Guest TPAFKATS]

Sorry I can't apportion the stupidity, as you do...
Paisley parking, as TPAFKATS noted, is FREE.
If you're a Paisley Buddie, "a shopper in Paisley",  you surely MUST use more fuel to drive to the out of Paisley shops than local ones?

Cheers. I thought it was obvious.

[faraway saint]

16 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said:

7 hours ago, antrin said:

Sorry I can't apportion the stupidity, as you do...
Paisley parking, as TPAFKATS noted, is FREE.
If you're a Paisley Buddie, "a shopper in Paisley",  you surely MUST use more fuel to drive to the out of Paisley shops than local ones?

Cheers. I thought it was obvious.

Only it's not, as parking isn't free across the board.

Dumb & Dumber. 

[ALBIONSAINT]

4 hours ago, St.Ricky said:

I like it. Change perhaps. We might get back to the pre-multiple stores dominating the high Street and reintroduce difference. 

I think when the new museum complex is complete in 2022 it might regenerate the high street. I would like to see old stores like m&s used as office space or business units. They really need to invest in the west end however, well street , well meadow, don’t see why it can’t be a thriving student area, small artisan shops, cheese mongers.....right I have taken it to far. 

[faraway saint]

1 minute ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

I think when the new museum complex is complete in 2022 it might regenerate the high street. I would like to see old stores like m&s used as office space or business units. They really need to invest in the west end however, well street , well meadow, don’t see why it can’t be a thriving student area, small artisan shops, cheese mongers.....right I have taken it to far. 

Need to get rid of some the current residents, not sure getting asked for a loan of a few bob will attract money paying punters. 

[ALBIONSAINT]

25 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

Need to get rid of some the current residents, not sure getting asked for a loan of a few bob will attract money paying punters. 

The same could be said of Dublin. The city centre is close to (walking distance) to some really impoverished areas. 

 

[faraway saint]

3 minutes ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

The same could be said of Dublin. The city centre is close to (walking distance) to some really impoverished areas. 

 

Agreed, it's a shithole as well, mainly foreign beggars, not home grown. 

[ALBIONSAINT]

13 minutes ago, Yflab said:

I’ve written previously about the benefits of regeneration of the town centre with the focus being on encouraging residential developments to take advantage of the fantastic road, rail and air links that exist within a 1 mile radius of the town centre. I can’t think of another town in Scotland that have those transport links.

Absolutely. Since the lockdown started I have spent more time walking in Paisley centre, it’s got to have the most architectural significant buildings outside Glasgow and Edinburgh. We should be promoting the town as a historic visitor attraction. 

[ALBIONSAINT]

19 minutes ago, Yflab said:

See point 1.

http://www.paisley2021.co.uk/news/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-paisley/

How Coventry beat us I will never know? Although it looks like they have lost half the year already due to Covid  

[Eric Arthur Blair]

1 hour ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

They really need to invest in the west end however, well street , well meadow, don’t see why it can’t be a thriving student area, small artisan shops, cheese mongers.....right I have taken it to far. 

I don't see why not, look at the east end of the town, 2 new cafes and 2 new restaurants have opened up in the last year or so, new butchers shop, White Cart Co shop in the old Post Office.

[St.Ricky]

1 hour ago, Yflab said:

I’ve written previously about the benefits of regeneration of the town centre with the focus being on encouraging residential developments to take advantage of the fantastic road, rail and air links that exist within a 1 mile radius of the town centre. I can’t think of another town in Scotland that have those transport links.

Agree. I have been working to set up a non profit organisation with town centre regeneration as its reason for being. A time of change which brings problems for some and opportunities for many. 

[TediousTom]

On 7/17/2020 at 5:32 PM, faraway saint said:

Naw it isnae.

The rest I agree with. 

Aye it is right