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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Has the Abacus bar St.Marys Gate closed?
« on: March 18, 2016, 09:02:17 PM »
The abacus (York house) will re open as a new venture in June/July under private ownership for the first time, no pub chain and no sports. This is the best venue in Chesterfield due to its interior height like canal/industrial establishment bars in big city's.  I think it will do well properly managed and free house.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Another sad day for Chesterfield
« on: April 12, 2015, 11:46:06 PM »
I think it will take the next 5-10 years to adjust and level out. More empty shops eventually will spiral down rents from private landlords. Any income is better than none if your shops been empty 2 years for example and an offer comes along about half the rate before I would accept it. Then I feel the council will have to follow suit. This will then make being a shop keeper viable at least give some hope of profit. On vicar lane the rents PA on some shops are one hundred and ten thousand pounds! This is river island size unit. I bet there are available leases for the size at half the price on another busy street around the corner. 

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Another sad day for Chesterfield
« on: April 11, 2015, 11:24:04 PM »
It is sad Pete, and I respect your involvement with Chesterfield. If people want to open a shop in an intricate part of chesterfield town centre and  expect people to pay to park their car, the 3 seconds it takes to walk past your shop and on the basis of what you have in the Window Walk in and purchase a product?  this is nieve thinking these days from shopkeepers. It won't pay the rates and rent on this mentality.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Another sad day for Chesterfield
« on: April 11, 2015, 10:20:36 PM »
I think you need more than that now if you don't have great footfall and you're not on a main path. Everyday I get updates from hair salons and deli's and restaurants etc through FB Instagram  half the time it's not about what they are selling its them doing a competition or mentioning something  funny or supporting an event in Chesterfield.  The thing is the first word you read is their shop name, it's all about staying in your head. It's the norm now embrace it or die.  The future customers of town the current 13-16 year olds half of them if asked won't know where falcon yard is for example or maybe the shambles even. 

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Another sad day for Chesterfield
« on: April 11, 2015, 09:47:54 PM »
Well the problem is no one knew about it! They chose the location, people are unaware of places now unless you're  willing to incorporate social media as a free advertising platform.
You can't expect people these days who now neglect the town centre that when they do nip into town they are expected to walk down an alleyway to find a shop that has done no self promotion and advertising!  Like the shop called sister on saltergateI think they moved to sheffield.  Restaurants are doing social media to keep in your head and pushing their product at us.  No excuses! The days of coming into town for a browse are dying. we know what we want and we won't know where you are unless you  show us.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: New £400m tourism development to start at Unstone in spring.
« on: January 15, 2015, 08:40:48 PM »
This the brainchild of eccentric Rupert Carr.  Whose family own "Carrs" crackers and buscuits he's been trying for years to get this going, it got put on hold in 08 as the crunch happened.
I used to golf up there regularly and I can tell you now it's going to cost millions and millions to get that land to drain properly, it's all clay and will be difficult to create a PGA standard golf course there.
But hey good luck to the project and hope it's successful. I'll spend money there. 

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Vacant retail premises
« on: April 22, 2013, 03:14:20 PM »
On newbold road the right hand section of buildbase is now available. Good frontage easy parking. Nice busy road ?

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Vacant retail premises
« on: April 10, 2013, 10:24:50 PM »
Over a year it's been closed. Am sure any income to the owner is better than none. Hit them with a low offer to start with. You never know unless you ask.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Vacant retail premises
« on: April 10, 2013, 09:33:36 PM »
What about that coffee place that's shut on west bars? It's detached quite large and nobody's using it
Just up the road from world of icing. Get a cake for the party then the party gear from your place. Sounds good to me.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Promoting our forum.
« on: March 09, 2013, 01:17:04 AM »
Type face is 90s make it up to date then it's cool

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Vacant retail premises
« on: March 06, 2013, 06:31:57 AM »
Don't know about size of the place but what about blockbuster video on newbold road, great location and parking around the back. Can't believe no one has taken this yet with such big windows etc. it's forsale and lease.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: New "steak" restaurant....
« on: March 05, 2013, 08:30:45 PM »
Not much profit in good British steak though, hope they don't get greedy and buy South American rubbish, look at the mess the soilville steakhouse has become.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: New "steak" restaurant....
« on: March 04, 2013, 08:37:13 PM »
Galleon steakhouse opening in April taken on by the people who run aubergine  restaurant.

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