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A former betting shop which has been left empty for more than five years is to be turned into two one-bedroom flats with space for retail on the ground floor.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24015021.former-william-hill-betting-shop-turned-flats/
Sacrilege.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24015021.former-william-hill-betting-shop-turned-flats/
Sacrilege.
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The bookie shop is dead
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I hope it doesn't happen near me. I park at the back of one and walk through
to reach a shopping precinct, saves me 50 yards. |
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Some turning into cafes frying cheap food,smell them a mile back…
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Cinemas went, then their successors bingo halls went, we all know the day of the High Street bookie is long gone and this can only be the start of a deluge.
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The one in Westfield Stratford City ought to go too. No betting crack cocaine provider should be in such prominent public view.
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In my local baldies shop this morning, 9am for about an hour, as usual
Used to be a craic with the lads all giving their naps for the day, people coming and going Counted 5 other customers in the hour I was there Some shops I use on my travels are reasonably busy, but generally not Most shops can't last 5 years, imo |
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In my local baldies shop this morning, 9am for about an hour, as usual
Used to be a craic with the lads all giving their naps for the day, people coming and going Counted 5 other customers in the hour I was there Some shops I use on my travels are reasonably busy, but generally not Most shops can't last 5 years, imo |
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That's a double up for a start
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Reg.
The shop went through a quiet time for a couple of months, not know the shop is booming again yesterday was very very busy plenty of bets and plenty of large bets the fobts were busy the ssbts were busy and the shop took over a grand on the virtual.Shop lost on the day not helped by a bet of 250 at 9/2 on a first goal scorer for player and a team i have never heard of. Still some good shops left. Ronnie. |
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Glad to hear it Ronnie, I don't like seeing shops closing
As I said, there's a real mixture of shops I go in I tend to use a baldy shop if I can, and seen a few of those close when the lease comes up and they don't want to make a commitment for 5 years or so A few of them only surviving because of the machines some staff tell me You took a grand on virtual racing? Blimey |
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grand on virtual , laundery ?
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no idea how this works ronnie,but how much of a grand bet on virtual do your pockets see ?
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Commercial property changes use all the time, it's the nature of the business. How many former pubs & banks are now something else?
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Sorry for the confusion the grand on the virtual was on the day and not one bet.
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I thought that was obvious ronnie. HNY and better health to you.
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Ronnie, no confusion here
I was surprised you took a grand in total on the day on virtuals But I suppose 5s,10s and 20s all mount up I'm assuming that's the sort of virtual bets? People just passing time |
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Reg
The shop has a punter who will regular bet a money a day 25 bets of about a score a slip on the virtual not the type of punter you would expect to play the virtual a retired accountant living in the posher part of Darlo Happy New year. Ronnie. |
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house shortly going up for sale in posher part of darlo,
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Happy New Year to you as well Ronnie
And others on here Let's hope it's prosperous, starting with Cheltenham tomorrow 1tp has it about right I wouldn't have wanted him doing my accounts, take that whatever way |
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do you think he no,s or understands ?
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i,m sure been the gentleman that he is,ronnie has put him right and shown him the error of his ways
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There are only three kinds of accountants.
Those who can count and those who can't. |
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Never Try to Educate a Mug
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Amazing what damage the pink button has done to the high street…….imv..
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The William Hill in Grainger Street in the Toon is to be turned into a Frilk Tiki bar .Can anybody help me what type of bar is that.
Ronnie. |
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reg
see punters regulary punt 200-300s on virtuals in my town especially when chasing |
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FF... Wow, I'm sure we've all chased at times but still!
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ronnie cocktails and live music
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This is the plan https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-bar-friki-tiki-newcastle-28363517.amp and the real one is https://thefrikitiki.com/
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