east gate

tosh · 12-03-2008, 15:30

i see that the store next to home bargins on east gate is going to open, eny idea,s for it.

panther · 12-03-2008, 15:32

pound shop?????

lancsdave · 12-03-2008, 15:33

Harrods ?

MargaretR · 12-03-2008, 15:35

I thought a new bingo hall was planned for Eastgate ... any news of it?

AccyLass · 12-03-2008, 15:42

Whatever it will be, the job opportunities that it will open up, will only cover for example the staff that will all lose their jobs at The Works

There are a lot more closures than there are openings

panther · 12-03-2008, 15:45

speaking of eastgate.....wonder what will happen to the building when the tax office shuts??

MargaretR · 12-03-2008, 15:47

That closure is a criminal waste of money -- it has been up less than 15 years.
Many staff there face moving to Liverpool or Manchester -- more locals thrown on the dole

tosh · 12-03-2008, 16:14

A Bingo Hall Thats News To Me. Do We Need One
I Know We Dont Have A Lot In Accy But Bingo Hall.

cashman · 12-03-2008, 16:19

never realised the tax office was going?

ridiculous, have had good n bad experiances with em, but the staff on eastgate have always been friendly n helpful on the many times i dealt with em.

jaysay · 12-03-2008, 17:04

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Originally Posted by margaret@rothwell5.f

That closure is a criminal waste of money -- it has been up less than 15 years.
Many staff there face moving to Liverpool or Manchester -- more locals thrown on the dole

Quite right Margaret, My daughter work for Revenue and customs for 19 years in the Burnley office, morale is that low and nobody knows whats going on, they are treated with the mushroom concept, feed them bull sh*t and keep them in the dark, I think its information on a need to know basis, and they don't need to know. My daughter left last October, and it was a weight of her shoulders

beechy · 12-03-2008, 17:24

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Originally Posted by tosh

i see that the store next to home bargins on east gate is going to open, eny idea,s for it.

a polish deli

pipinfort · 12-03-2008, 17:41

I`d heard it as going to be BINGO too.

Eyes Down

Uncle Mick · 12-03-2008, 17:53

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Originally Posted by margaret@rothwell5.f

That closure is a criminal waste of money -- it has been up less than 15 years.
Many staff there face moving to Liverpool or Manchester -- more locals thrown on the dole

The tax offices were all sold off in 2002 to a private investment company
BBC NEWS | Business | Revenue sell-off to tax haven firm
The staff at Accy tax office have always been a pleasure to deal with, but with the introduction of online filing of tax returns you could see the way this was going. God help you if you have a query in the future.

mickmc · 12-03-2008, 18:24

going up market

a £1.50 shop maybe..............

mani · 12-03-2008, 18:31

there's nothign else u cud make the tax office into.

we had some new neighbours move in about 10 yrs ago from blackburn. so we said we'd taken em shopping. upon seeing the tax office they commented - oooh that must be debenhams right?