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22-01-2010, 15:04
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Re: Sunday Trading
I think if people want to open then they should be allowed to, half day closing is just daft nowadays, i guess Market forces would govern if it was viable. It would give people extra choice on what to do if Sunday trading on a regular basis was available locally...lets face it people these days do choose to shop on Sunday's and will go where the shops are open, so if this was encouraged in Hyndburn then i cant see why people wouldn't make use of it. The main thing is to get the area up and running as a viable shopping alternative to other towns, which will take more than just an alteration in opening hours, but i would call it a positive move in the main.
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22-01-2010, 15:09
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Re: Sunday Trading
Don't think its viable unless ya got good shops/stores to open n accy sadly aint.
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22-01-2010, 15:16
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Re: Sunday Trading
it would create more jobs
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22-01-2010, 15:29
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Re: Sunday Trading
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it would create more jobs
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in n ideal world shaz yeh, but ya gotta take enough money to justify all overheads that creates, n do ya think it would wi the shops accys got?
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22-01-2010, 16:01
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Re: Sunday Trading
thats true
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22-01-2010, 16:03
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Re: Sunday Trading
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Jaysay & Andrew's boss has called for an end to half-day closing and asked for town centre shops to open on Sundays. He wants to market the town as a 'Major Shopping Centre'.
Would it work for Accrington? I don't think so because people only have a set amount to spend each week, spread over 6 or 7 days this amount will remain the same.
It must also pose somewhat of a moral dilemma for jaysay. Does he support his leader or does he (as a catholic) oppose him on the matter of Sunday trading?
Call to end Accrington Wednesday half-day trading
Keep Sunday Special
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Err I have no boss, and I make my own mind up, I'm not a Labour Party, Member, who's only answer to the command Jump is how high
As for Sunday shopping, I'm not bothered one way or the other as I don't go shopping anymore
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22-01-2010, 18:02
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Re: Sunday Trading
Does PB actually go down town on a Wednesday. The only place I can think of that is closed all day is the COUNCIL RUN MARKET HALL
When we moved in to the shop we closed Wednesday and opened Sunday. After a couple of weeks we changed it round. Sundays are dead, and it isn't going to change much because the bookies don't have much to bet on Sunday's
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22-01-2010, 19:51
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Re: Sunday Trading
Me i would be lost without Sunday shopping as i work most Saturdays. All I want to do Saturday afternoon is put my feet up n chill out. Then Sunday I can go shopping. Its not everyones cup of tea but we are now in a 24/7 world whether we like it or not. Very few shops up here have a half day during the week or close on Sunday. Depends on the shop owner though if they can afford to stay closed that i doubt they can.
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22-01-2010, 19:54
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Coffin Dodger.
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Re: Sunday Trading
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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J
Me i would be lost without Sunday shopping as i work most Saturdays. All I want to do Saturday afternoon is put my feet up n chill out. Then Sunday I can go shopping. Its not everyones cup of tea but we are now in a 24/7 world whether we like it or not. Very few shops up here have a half day during the week or close on Sunday. Depends on the shop owner though if they can afford to stay closed that i doubt they can.
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now spugs they have to stay open up yon,less chance of being burgaled.
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22-01-2010, 20:11
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Re: Sunday Trading
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now spugs they have to stay open up yon,less chance of being burgaled.
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Rugger didnt think of that. A good point.
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22-01-2010, 21:57
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Re: Sunday Trading
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who's only answer to the command Jump is how high
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Are you getting confused? I thought that was the conservatives when Dame Hilda was leader.
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22-01-2010, 22:18
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Re: Sunday Trading
The death knell was sounded for town centres when Councils granted permission to build out of town shopping areas.
Free parking, easy access and 7 day week trading.
Any wonder why town centres are stuffed.
And don't blame any particular party, the decisions were reached by Politicians / Councillors who wouldn't recognise a good idea if it came along and bit them.
Accrington as a traditional Victorian market town with quaint shops was suggested many years ago to attract out of town tourists. This was rejected in favour of the abomination of a town centre you have got now.
Now you want to promote Sunday trading.
Errr
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23-01-2010, 10:42
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Re: Sunday Trading
ther eis one major ingredient missing from this plan..
shops !
we dont have any lol
ok we got a few poundshops but lets face it if you want anything theres plenty of places to get what you want on a sunday such as asda and whitebirk.Who in tehir right mind is going to pay more to shop in town center when you can save money shopping at suermarkets and on industrial estates in such places like commet.
teh new tesco wont help accy center any either so teh council need to make tehir mind up who they are supporting local buisness or multi million pound companies by allowing them to set up in our town
theres a housing shortage and what does our council do , demolishes hundreds of houses and moves in an un-needed supermarket instead of allowing more affordable housing to be built to replace what was demolished
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23-01-2010, 10:56
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Re: Sunday Trading
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Are you getting confused? I thought that was the conservatives when Dame Hilda was leader.
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No its always been a trait of Labour, look what they did to poor George Slynn because he objected to LCC closing nursing homes, he was dumped
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23-01-2010, 16:38
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Re: Sunday Trading
Did not the loss of a large car park in Accrington not add to the loss of shoppers and thus shops?
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