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By *ackformore100 OP   Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Whats changed in yours? And is it for the better or the worse?

Parking not allowed now..

The greengrocers gone

The ironmongers gone

Coffee shops appeared

Posh nosh eateries

The bus service gone

Mobile phone shops appeared

Tobacconist gone

Crew clothes shop appeared

Speed humps appeared

Shop waste covering pavement appeared

17th century coaching inn gone

Kitchen product shop appeared

Lloyds bank gone

Barclays bank gone

Nat west bank gone

Halifax gone

Nationwide going

Farmers market gone

Kebab shop and fish and chip van appeared...

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Nationwide is going ? From your high street or many ?

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

chichester

They are all dying is the common link

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By *udandBryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston

Nearly all chainstores gone, no English cafes, grocers, butchers, haberdashers, hardware or toy shops left they've all been replaced by East European mini markets/off-licences' and foreign restaurants.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

An almost permanently empty Turkish barber shop.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales


"An almost permanently empty Turkish barber shop. "

Not by me, it’s super busy. And they only seem to do the one style of haircut so you can always tell where the local men get their hair cut

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

As soon as M&S and the banks went the high street died.Empty units,Coffee shops and charity shops.Even one of the charity shops has closed.The Pawnbroker will re-locate when his lease expires.When a Pawnbroker leaves town you know it's fucked.

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By *ittle Miss TinkerbellWoman
over a year ago

your head

Ours is all charity shops, vape shops and phone repairs. There's a few coffee shops/ cafes and hairdressers too. Hardly any actual shops anymore.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

We have -:

NatWest

Independent Butchers x2

Book shop x2

Bakery x2

Iron monger/hardware shop

Chip shop

Kebab shop

Numerous coffee shops

Several pub/ hotels

Two market days a week (Wednesday and Saturday)

A farmers market

Clothes shops

Estate Agents

Office supplies

A barbers

Plus of course the usual charity shops and various other establishments.

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By *ittle Miss TinkerbellWoman
over a year ago

your head


"We have -:

NatWest

Independent Butchers x2

Book shop x2

Bakery x2

Iron monger/hardware shop

Chip shop

Kebab shop

Numerous coffee shops

Several pub/ hotels

Two market days a week (Wednesday and Saturday)

A farmers market

Clothes shops

Estate Agents

Office supplies

A barbers

Plus of course the usual charity shops and various other establishments. "

You have a Natwest? They've shut most of our banks down.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Pound shops everywhere

Them flaming e-cig shops

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT


"We have -:

NatWest

Independent Butchers x2

Book shop x2

Bakery x2

Iron monger/hardware shop

Chip shop

Kebab shop

Numerous coffee shops

Several pub/ hotels

Two market days a week (Wednesday and Saturday)

A farmers market

Clothes shops

Estate Agents

Office supplies

A barbers

Plus of course the usual charity shops and various other establishments.

You have a Natwest? They've shut most of our banks down. "

And a TSB I think it is, oh and a Post Office in a big old historic type building.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT


"Pound shops everywhere

Them flaming e-cig shops "

You’re getting confused there, no need for flames with e-cigs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

Lloyds Bank

Barclays Bank

HSBC

NatWest

Santander

Halifax

Nationwide

(All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other).

Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe.

Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants

Bakeries

M&S

Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it.

Miles

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Our council have just spent £8.25 million buying a half empty shopping centre.They can't tell us why or what they plan to do with it apart from pay a consultancy firm to tell them what to do.Private enterprise/government has raised £23 million for regeneration.The council now want a 300 room asylum centre right in the middle of the town centre.

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By *ackformore100 OP   Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

Lloyds Bank

Barclays Bank

HSBC

NatWest

Santander

Halifax

Nationwide

(All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other).

Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe.

Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants

Bakeries

M&S

Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it.

Miles"

The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly..

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By *ackformore100 OP   Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"Our council have just spent £8.25 million buying a half empty shopping centre.They can't tell us why or what they plan to do with it apart from pay a consultancy firm to tell them what to do.Private enterprise/government has raised £23 million for regeneration.The council now want a 300 room asylum centre right in the middle of the town centre."

That will end well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have now several of those dessert parlours! They just keep popping up! I wish I saw more variety of cuisine from all over the world. Maybe a nice Japanese.

T

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Which high street? Big towns are full of charity shops, cafés and cheap clothes places, with the odd key cutting and book exchange shop. The local little precinct has a Co-op (no proper blue badge parking), a butcher, opticians and corner shop (massive steps, can't get inside any of those) plus a post office and a pizza takeaway (more steps).

I shop online because it's way easier and I can definitely get into my own house. We food shop at the big Sainsbury's and Home Bargains which ARE wheelchair accessible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

Lloyds Bank

Barclays Bank

HSBC

NatWest

Santander

Halifax

Nationwide

(All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other).

Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe.

Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants

Bakeries

M&S

Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it.

Miles"

Is that pasty shop still there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Pound shops everywhere

Them flaming e-cig shops "

Oh yeah and those two too.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

Lloyds Bank

Barclays Bank

HSBC

NatWest

Santander

Halifax

Nationwide

(All are along High Street with Barclays at the junction of it with another street. I can’t work out how our fairly small city can sustain all these full working branches with normal banking hours within a couple of hundred feet of each other).

Street market/Farmers’ market several times a week and every Saturday, I believe.

Lots of artisan cafes, restaurants

Bakeries

M&S

Actually, a good variety of shops that extends beyond it to the adjacent streets. It’s fairly busy because there’s a good flow of tourists passing through regularly seeing as our Cathedral is just off it.

Miles

The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly.. "

The most expensive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Card shops, vape shops, barbers and empty lots

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

We have many small independent eateries, a few chains. Lost a couple of banks. Two independent butchers, fishmonger (locally owned for over half a century), greengrocer, boutique clothing stores, independent second hand book store, speciality cheese shop, nail bars and beauty salons, about six charity shops, independent photo shop, one vape shop and one betting shop. M&S Food, Co-op, Boots, Tesco Express, short walk to Aldi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:…………

Miles

Is that pasty shop still there."

Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:…………

Miles

Is that pasty shop still there.

Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in."

A visual testimonial in our profile picture

T

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

The high street has gone the way of steam ship and horse drawn carts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

………..

Miles

The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly..

The most expensive."

May I ask why you would say that? I wonder why people have this perception of the place.

Miles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:…………

Miles

Is that pasty shop still there.

Unfortunately, it closed during the Pandemic. However, it has been replaced by a bakery-cafe with scrumptious fresh bread and a good assortment of cakes and sandwiches for dining in.

A visual testimonial in our profile picture

T"

That's a shame.

Staying with friends in Four Marks soon...so will give it a try.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"In Winchester, our High Street is pedestrian only and has:

………..

Miles

The most desirable place to live in England? Possibly..

The most expensive.

May I ask why you would say that? I wonder why people have this perception of the place.

Miles"

In the words of some, it's all over the news:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58162371

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By *ackformore100 OP   Man
over a year ago

Tin town


"We have now several of those dessert parlours! They just keep popping up! I wish I saw more variety of cuisine from all over the world. Maybe a nice Japanese.

T"

I agree its always good to try different cuisine and culture

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have now several of those dessert parlours! They just keep popping up! I wish I saw more variety of cuisine from all over the world. Maybe a nice Japanese.

T

I agree its always good to try different cuisine and culture"

When we go away and I research local restaurants there I always go.. ohhh I wish we had that nearby! So probably that's why I focused on gastronomy side

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

We have an abundance of nail bars, for some reason cash only ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not been for a while but the high street is pretty much dead and all the shops are in the main shopping mall. Go a bit past the high street street though near the cathedral and there are still a few nice little shops

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

High Streets around my county have changed but they are not dying, just different.

How people shop and bank has changed massively. Blame the internet…..

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