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2 hours ago, crookesey said:

What city centre? Practically ever retail unit of interest has closed, not many cities the size of Sheffield would lose a John Lewis.

Err did not Birmingham ,twice Sheffields size, lose its John Lewis?

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1 minute ago, butlers said:

Err did not Birmingham ,twice Sheffields size, lose its John Lewis?

Err ‘not many’, do you know any more?

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Yes there were plenty that shut this year. Aberdeen and York to name but two, both decent sized conurbations., as well as Birmingham. Dont really understand your point?

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2 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Yes there were plenty that shut this year. Aberdeen and York to name but two, both decent sized conurbations., as well as Birmingham. Dont really understand your point?

I didn’t have ‘a point’, just asked a question that you answered, is that OK?

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Why even ask the question then? Bizarre. 

 

16 John Lewis branches shut this year, they hardly had 100s to begin with.   I would suggest the brand spanking new one closing in a city with a population of well over a million is much more significant than one shutting in Sheffield. It only opened in 2015.

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4 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Why even ask the question then? Bizarre. 

 

16 John Lewis branches shut this year, they hardly had 100s to begin with.   I would suggest the brand spanking new one closing in a city with a population of well over a million is much more significant than one shutting in Sheffield. It only opened in 2015.

The Report button is top right, either press it or get over yourself.

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Why would I be reporting posts? Very strange. It's OK to be wrong you know. Salvation lies within.

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15 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

Why would I be reporting posts? Very strange. It's OK to be wrong you know. Salvation lies within.

‘Bizarre’, ‘Strange’, ‘Salvation’, this is a forum not the psychiatrist’s couch, I have been wrong before and will no doubt be wrong again, just promise not to attempt to save me when I am.

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3 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

Turn right at the end of Arundel Gate, round to charter Square first right and there is a huge car park within a 1-minute walk from Division Street.

 

Alternatively, you could follow the main arterial road up from West bar, turn left onto Rockingham Street, cross over West Street and park up anywhere which again will be a 1-minute walk onto Division Street.

 

Further alternative you could simply enter charter row from the main roundabout, first left to Eldon Street and pull up anywhere which again will be a 1 minute walk onto Division Street.

 

Talk about making a drama out of nothing.  Just looks like another pathetic excuse to do a bit of slagging off of the city centre.

trouble is she had a load of papers and a lap top and it was for an important meeting and it was p***g down so no a car park is not the best to walk for that especially in heels.

 

Drama you say na thats a socialist entitled thing?

3 hours ago, AndrewC said:

1) Why did you try to get to Division Street from Arundel Gate? It's on the far side of the very centre of town from Arundel Gate. Imagine driving to the main entrance of Meadowhall then complaining that you can't drive through the middle of the shopping centre to Marks & Spencers. Division Street is (easily) accessible from Ecclesall Road roundabout > Charter Row > Rockingham Street.

 

2) The pedestrian areas have been very busy all weekend, and - give or take the working from home situation at the moment - I imagine it's fairly busy around town during the week too. But cars aren't allowed in those pedestrianised bits, so it's no wonder you didn't see anyone.

 

 

 

I'm not going to try and convince anyone that Sheffield city centre is a patch on Leeds or Manchester for shopping & office jobs, but honestly, it is nonsense that no one goes there (there's 10,000s of residents for a start), and frankly, a multitude of car parks/drop-off points are easily accessible from the ring-road - you just need to do a few seconds journey planning. It shouldn't surprise anyone in the year 2021 that you aren't allowed to drive a car through the middle of one of the biggest cities in the country.

 

That great oxymoron of Sheffield life that so many folk love to exhibit: that they 'never go to town anymore', yet come on Sheffield Forum every 5 minutes to tell us how terrible town is these days.

 

The irony of you trying to tell us no one uses the city, in a post that begins with you telling us you took your partner to meet someone in the city for a business meeting. Wow.

1. we were seeing a bespoke jeweller over the other side of arundel st so thats why we were going that way.

2. pedestrian areas prob packed with homeless so called beggers, to be honest it didnt look a nice area and was dead this morning.

 

why is that ironic that she was having a business meeting  in sheffield??? she oversees 250 licencing premises in the north of englandfor a big chain and it was to discuss a couple of venues which may close.....now thats ironic!!

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2 hours ago, HeHasRisen said:

I would never dream of driving into a city I was unfamiliar with without doing the slightest bit of research first.

 

A few years ago I had the task of dropping something off at a bar in Nottingham. Looked to be buried deep within the mainly pedestrianised section of the city and Google Maps didnt make it clear if a turn was permitted, in the end I ended up emailing their Transport department to get some clarity.

very familiar with Sheffield and its such a shame it is like it is, hence why we moved! 

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think chesterfield is far better,think the markets are great,its all together,far better in my mind

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3 minutes ago, bassett one said:

think chesterfield is far better,think the markets are great,its all together,far better in my mind

Chesterfield is the ideal shape, Sheffield has always been a long winding place with interesting offshoots.

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