slurms mckenzie Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11174214 What are the chances of Oldham receiving similar investment in its town centre? Or has private industry, local and national government given up on us? Edited September 3, 2010 by slurms mckenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11174214 What are the chances of Oldham receiving similar investment in its town centre? Or has private industry, local and national government given up on us? To be honest, Rochdale needs it more. Oldham has decent shopping, new bus station and is getting Metrolink in to the town centre. An M&S, cinema and a decent football stadium wouldn't go amiss though. Edited September 3, 2010 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 To be honest, Rochdale needs it more. Oldham has decent shopping, new bus station and is getting Metrolink in to the town centre. An M&S, cinema and a decent football stadium wouldn't go amiss though. Yeah £100m would be welcome here, but Rochdale really is like Royston Vasey, the land that time forgot - far, far worse than Oldham. Scary place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scratch2000uk Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 What's oldham got, that Rochdale wont have when this new re-development gets built.? Seems to me, when it does happen we will be the :censored: hole of greater manchester. If, we are not quite there yet. Good luck to them, I hope it isn't just visions and drawings that we get here in this town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 To be honest, Rochdale needs it more. Oldham has decent shopping, new bus station and is getting Metrolink in to the town centre. An M&S, cinema and a decent football stadium wouldn't go amiss though. Agree. Think Oldham has weathered the recession quite well, especially in the face of increased competition from an improved Arndale, resurgent Ashton and booming Bury. But loss of Woolworths, Disney store and ELC is a major blow. Something needs to be done in Oldham though to stop it stagnating/declining and improve it's image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Agree. Think Oldham has weathered the recession quite well, especially in the face of increased competition from an improved Arndale, resurgent Ashton and booming Bury. But loss of Woolworths, Disney store and ELC is a major blow. Something needs to be done in Oldham though to stop it stagnating/declining and improve it's image. Go the same way as the football club and town share with Rochdale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky_Latic Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 This is old news, as there was a similar sized amount that was approved a couple of years back that we're still waiting to see take shape - all that's been done is the start of the extention on the college and a couple of signs about "the regeneration of rochdale." with no real action. No matter how much money they throw at it. It wont replace the smackheads sat outside Marks and Spencers or the little muppets of falinge and the like trying to imtimidate old biddies via the jobcentre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboafc Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) with some of that money i think they need to make statue of cyril smith dale's loved mp who died this week rest in peace cyril i met him a few times ,once he came into my dads shop in drake street ,always had time to talk Edited September 4, 2010 by boboafc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 with some of that money i think they need to make statue of cyril smith dale's loved mp who died this week rest in peace cyril i met him a few times ,once he came into my dads shop in drake street ,always had time to talk To be fair, the amount of material needed for such a statue would be pretty costly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 To be fair, the amount of material needed for such a statue would be pretty costly . I reckon I can live until I'm a hundred now, which is much higher than the forty I estimated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 To be fair, the amount of material needed for such a statue would be pretty costly . Sculpt it out of lard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 with some of that money i think they need to make statue of cyril smith dale's loved mp who died this week rest in peace cyril i met him a few times ,once he came into my dads shop in drake street ,always had time to talk You want it you can pay for it- I know of two Rochdale tax payers who would piss on him if he was on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downender2 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 with some of that money i think they need to make statue of cyril smith dale's loved mp who died this week rest in peace cyril i met him a few times ,once he came into my dads shop in drake street ,always had time to talk will that be the same "suspect wrong 'un" cryil smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 will that be the same "suspect wrong 'un" cryil smith http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2...15875-22536078/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Well, it seems he tried to keep a local business in his constituency going - maybe for right our wrong, I don't know. I had temp work years later at TBA. Kiddy fiddling accusations - evidence? I have no idea if they had any foundation, but I would like to see some basis for them. Any single man in that era was open to, "queer," allegations, it's as likely as not that he didn't marry because he was a big fat ugly bastard and not a nonce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Well, it seems he tried to keep a local business in his constituency going - maybe for right our wrong, I don't know. I had temp work years later at TBA. Kiddy fiddling accusations - evidence? I have no idea if they had any foundation, but I would like to see some basis for them. Any single man in that era was open to, "queer," allegations, it's as likely as not that he didn't marry because he was a big fat ugly bastard and not a nonce. I would write quite a bit on that... but - it'd be pulled. My grandma was a nurse for 50 years in Rochdale. At Highfield, Springfield and Birch Hill. We were talking about him on saturday. Lots about his visits to hospitals. To be honest I believe what she had to say. If a statue goes up - I have a feeling it'll be vandalised - probably by a 78 year old ex nurse. Edited September 6, 2010 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I would write quite a bit on that... but - it'd be pulled. My grandma was a nurse for 50 years in Rochdale. At Highfield, Springfield and Birch Hill. We were talking about him on saturday. Lots about his visits to hospitals. To be honest I believe what she had to say. If a statue goes up - I have a feeling it'll be vandalised - probably by a 78 year old ex nurse. You can't get done for libel or slander against the dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 You can't get done for libel or slander against the dead! Yeah, but that assumes that it just involves cyril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 This never would have happened if we hadn't sold them COG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Yeah, but that assumes that it just involves cyril. Murder anybody else involved and then report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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