Adrian symonds

I must admit, my radio listening is normally Classic Fm and Sunshine, not that I listen to much radio. A station that does 15-30 sounds like a radio 1 type of thing, so while I will have a gander at like radio to see what it is like, I doubt it will be my sort of thing. I will have a listen on the computer when it is launched, I have got a DAb radio, but I do not use it as I hate DAB. I agree with every thing Roger says above, Hereford population at least is ageing, youngsters are moving out and older people moving in to retire.

I wish them luck, Beer in Hand seems to have made a go at this sort of thing, so I presume that this place should be ok. Depends on prices and the quality of the beer mind you, Beer in Hand prices are good for good beer.

Not all doom and gloom, but sadly that is what Hereford is these days, come to think of it, it have been like it for years now. I used to love Hereford, we had some interesting and good shops in the past, now it just have become any town. We have a council that seems to waste money and listen to no one, and put people out of work for their precious projects. Hereford also have been snobbish, but I thought with more people coming here that would change, yet it have got worse, not better. Sure we now have a multi million pound shopping centre, but there is nothing different there, so much more could have been done with that place. Yes we have a got a better cinema and we needed that I must admit, not sure if we really required one that is so large. I have not been in there yet, but from what I have heard from other people they have gone in to watch a film and there have been half a dozen others watching if that. This multi million pound centre do not even have a cash machine, and it seems like it keeps falling apart,. The city centre is to be honest right mess and I really do not think the council cares, they say they do and tell us what they are going to do, but I really think it is too late. It is nice that some new shops have opened or are opening. There is very little to get people to come to Hereford, if you lived outside Hereford, say halfway between Worcester and Hereford, what would entice you to come here? i know a few people who lives outside and yet they rather go a few extra mile to Worcester or other places to do their shopping. We have some stalls on a field selling a few things and people get excited about it, and yet other towns, even ones that are small than us have things that are better. I wish now that I had moved out of Hereford years ago, would things have been better? I have no idea, but I would have liked to try. Too late now due to age and health. We will see what happens with High Town when/if they start work ok it, I haver lived here long enough to remember what it used to be like. I know things have to move on, but they are not always for the better.

While it is good that another empty shop will be in use, it is more of the same that is already in Hereford, ok so it is Shellfish and seafood, but still another restaurant. To be honest, Hereford is very boring and dull, and have been for many years,

I have seen them, but realised it was not Hereford Voice.

Ah, I just had another quick look, yes you can see on the right hand side some form of frame. I knew he was inside and no outside. I must admit, I thought that if it was chroma key, it was flipping good, because you can normally tell. Shows how often I have been there to know what building faces what. Saying that he should have done the video in High town, proves to me that the council is not interested in High town at all and they must show the old Market at every opportunity

I hated those poles when they went up, about time they came down.

Politician, what do you expect? most of them are on a different planet. He was not even outside, that video was done in a studio.

Never have agreed with that. If you get elected as a member of one party and then change, then another election should be called. I know some people vote a politician in because of who they are and not what party they represent, but not all.

I remember the hairdressers, was there not two, next to each other, one for Women and one for men? The greengrocers I remember as well. I remember the pet shop as well, but not sure when that opened. I do not think things are better, a good pub is gone, replaced by a place that sells something they call burgers. Now the flats are gone as well, no doubt less housing for rent.

I remember when those toilets was built, I also remembered when the shops there was useful, Mr Wilson and his hardware store, knew him well, my brother used to help him out and and I remember getting the paraffin for our heater. Chippy next door, Never was the best chips around, i do not know what they are like now. Then we had the grocers, next door to the newsagent, the chemist, cake shop, the butchers, not sure if there was anything else. Then Tesco opened and it went downhill after that. I remember those days, never to come back again. I have not been around the Oval way for years now, I think I would be pretty sad to see it now, even the tunnel do not exist any more.

Maybe if they took more interest in the core subjects they would have got a better score from Ofcom,

Me too, not that Coco is the type of shop I would shop in, but I wish them luck.

Ah, I see.

Paper bags are free and do not come under the charge.

I am still not convinced to be honest, a bus going to pubs, do you think a pub could manage a whole load of people at one time, depending how many is on the bus. LOL

Sounds about right, I myself would prefer it to be put back to how it was, anything different would look out of place.

We used to have a festival years ago, not to do with booze, but floats on the streats and that sort of thing, but it vanished once we had the courtyard. It was said that the money for the festival went to the courtyard. Not sure about a festival set around pubs, it makes us all out to be boozers.

If you put say some loose baking spuds, the bag is free, but if you put some prepackage carrots in you will have to pay for the bag.

I wonder if Primark is as their bags are paper.

Glenda said Rates, so I presume she means rates, I know the difference between rates and rent :)

That is rent, we all know that the Old Market have either reduced rent or given units rent free for a set amount of time, I am on about rates, this is a different thing.

So you are saying that these stores in the Old Market did not pay Business rates for the first year? No wonder they pinched so many from the town centre, i bet the council did not give free rates to new stores opening in the old party of town. Is it any wonder i think our council are a waste of time and do not trust politicians . I suppose money talks.

VAT is charged on the full price of the bag,

You have a point there, I presume they will notice that it is not flay and got creases in, where the new ones will look new.