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Lex
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| Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:04 pm |
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rebbonk
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The whole area ought have been bulldozed. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
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| Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:41 am |
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Lex
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Yeah, Coventry is a bit of a rubbish tip in places. Maybe the council should have got the people who redesigned Birmingham city centre in to do the job.
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| Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:44 am |
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Lex
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Dont know if it's part of the main redevelopment, but Gosford St. is having some work done on it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-28641360
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Lex
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Yet more ideas; maybe somebody could, make their mind up, and just get on with it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-31129576
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I think it'll all depend on which particular member of the council has custody of the brain cell on the day they make a decision.
This council has wasted millions over the years with ill thought through and mismatched schemes.
Some idiot even agreed to smooth high gloss paving on an incline down to the lower precinct. Looked great, but was a slippery disaster in the wet, which it was very prone to. I bet it cost a small (and needless) fortune to rough up those very expensive high gloss paving slabs.
Sadly, it's very easy to spend other people's money...
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Lex
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rebbonk
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Seriously, why on earth would any big chain store come here? - It's a pipe dream, unless seriously subsidised.
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Lex
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Coventry isn't renowned for being a shopping destination; maybe the developer's hoping to change the situation? Or it could just a pipe dream, as you say, Rebbonk.
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| Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:08 pm |
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Lex
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I really don't have a good feeling about this. 
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| Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:33 pm |
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Lex
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It'll be fine - well managed, and completed on time & within budget! 
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Lex
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Coventry Point's on the way out; there seems to be a big push on in redeveloping Coventry: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/300m-city-centre-south-scheme-12500662
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| Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:50 pm |
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If it happens I'll believe it
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| Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:31 pm |
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rebbonk
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Yeah!
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| Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:33 pm |
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Lex
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Remembering palaver the BBC's move to Manchester caused, I'm not sure this will happen; it might turn out to be good for the area if it does happen, though: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/revealed-ambitious-bid-send-channel-12815699
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