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[Louisa]

How about a tat gift shop? ED doesn't have enough of those yet.

Louisa.

[alice]

the whole building'd been for sale since last year. I wss told the co-op was seeking to buy it.

[grace3]

Nope, it's down for a 24 seven 'amusement' arcade .

[indiepanda]

grace3 Wrote:

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> Nope, it's down for a 24 seven 'amusement' arcade

Really? I guess I will use that about as much as I did the launderette.

In my view would be far better used to expand the Co-op which has the narrowest aisles and could definitely use the extra space.

[kristymac1]

I thought the co-op's (numerous) planning applications had the laundrette down as part of their storage plans...

[sheilarose]

Charity shop or book shop or secondhand furniture shop ( used to be one of the latter where The French Cafe is now, which I sorely miss, but obviously didn't do enough to support when it was there...

[alice]

unlikely use for expensive site

[sheilarose]

I'm sure you're right. Just my wish list.

[Louisa]

The quandary is, expensive site makes it unaffordable for most, and yet the size and space available isn't big enough for a major retailer (age old ED problem). So what happens? The co-op expands and pays over the odds for some storage space.

Louisa.

[vicki08]

I've heard it's going to be a Jewish bakers don't know where I got that from

[Jah Lush]

There used to a lovely bakery along that little strip. Sadly it closed about 20 years ago.

[Nigello]

It would be great if it were used as (almost) anything. FHR is looking better than ever, despite that eyesore near the barber's - the yellow and blue building.

The William Hill is also empty, but both it and the former laundry look like something is happening with them. An extended Coop would be good.

[rememberwhen]

I understand, from the previous owners, that it is going to be a restaurant

[Rolo Tomasi]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> There used to a lovely bakery along that little

> strip. Sadly it closed about 20 years ago.

Wow that long ago. I remember coming back from parties on one tree hill and popping in there.

[Jah Lush]

Yeah, must be. I'd do the same coming home from all-nighters and smelling the lovely fresh bread pop in there for eats on the way back. The bread still warm when I got home.

[jimbo1964]

It's a good place for a restaurant if the space is big enough.

[Laur]

I remember this bakery too - It was owned by a neighbour of mine who used to live a few roads away from the bakery itself - it was open all hours but I remember being disappointed that their cream cakes were never real cream.

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> There used to a lovely bakery along that little

> strip. Sadly it closed about 20 years ago.

[solar]

Does anyone know what is happening to the empty site just round the corner from the launderette in Dunstans Road?

The site was cleared some time ago but a live electricity supply was left attached to the wall which was clearly extremely dangerous in the rain. It has now finally been cut off, but the site remains empty.

[jimbo1964]

Hold on to you hats everyone. Word on the street is it's going to be..... An estate agent. Yayyyy.

[dbboy]

Council office to implement traffic calming measures and signage.

[joom]

The words I've heard are that the flats will be renovated and let with nothing happening just yet to the old laundry space. Also, that the lady that runs French cafe is taking the building next to the barbers and turning it into a french restaurant.

[Nigello]

Magnifique! Enfin, the bloody awful yellow and blue place next to the barber's will be no longer an eyesore. Shame that the laundry won't be turned into something useful soon.

[ernesto]

cannabis cafe

[kristymac1]

joom Wrote:

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> Also, that the lady that

> runs French cafe is taking the building next to

> the barbers and turning it into a french

> restaurant.

This is definitely true, current lease has run out and she's in process of sorting out the interior of the blue/yellow place (which used to be a restaurant way back when?)