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Marks and spencer Swansea

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Nice city centres now are nice because they look pretty, i.e., gardens, cobbles, etc. Not the concrete abomination that Castle Gardens now is. What's happening to the renovation there now? I haven't driven passed it for at least a year probably. Make it pretty, make it nice to walk through - and people will pop into the shops on the way through.

There's zero reason I would walk through the soulless dump that is Swansea. I'd even argue that Neath is more attractive to walk through. Especially when Darran's about.
Castle gardens has never reached its potential, whatever that was supposed to be, it's a cold uninviting place, with no character. I believe that behind the hoarding, they are carrying out preliminary ground works etc. I like Neath, it has suffered over the last few years mind., what with the loss of the likes of next, M&S et al.
 
How come?

What's not to like about having some of the best in class entertainment on our door step.
Well and it's all about opinions. I think it's in the wrong place, it's too small, and it looks hideous.
I've been a fair few times and seen some quality acts, the auditorium is fine, the waiting area is a bit meh! On the whole it's not attracting the best acts due to its size, fine if you( not you specifically) like tribute acts and bingo lingo or whatever its called. I reckon its haemorrhaging cash.
I see our cousins up the road have announced a new arena 16500 capacity on the down the bay, Atlantic wharf.
 
Well and it's all about opinions. I think it's in the wrong place, it's too small, and it looks hideous.
I've been a fair few times and seen some quality acts, the auditorium is fine, the waiting area is a bit meh! On the whole it's not attracting the best acts due to its size, fine if you( not you specifically) like tribute acts and bingo lingo or whatever its called. I reckon its haemorrhaging cash.
I see our cousins up the road have announced a new arena 16500 capacity on the down the bay, Atlantic wharf.
Think your reference to tribute acts is a little over the top, we've seen some great people there ranging from Jack Whitehall to The Hollywood Vampires.

Pretty sure Bob Dylan has either been there or is due to visit
 
Think your reference to tribute acts is a little over the top, we've seen some great people there ranging from Jack Whitehall to The Hollywood Vampires.

Pretty sure Bob Dylan has either been there or is due to visit
You must be thinking of Dob Bylan tribute act.😂👍
 
It's a consequence of many factors, as have been discussed above. I do think after the war a blue print should have been laid down, albeit a fluid one. It's a hotch potch, with no cohesion whatsoever. 👍
There was a blue print laid down by Swansea but it was completely thrown out by London. That is who decided how our town would develop post WW2. The worst type of soulless architecture which we are starting to recover from.
The city centre shopping is undergoing a major transition to a mixed use experience led visit ans not a pure retail experience. There are a few exceptions but this will be the new norm. Swansea has the coast as its joker and should be banking on that.
The ugly will slowly disappear and who knows how it will actually turn out. Fact is Swansea is not a wealthy area and, elephant in the room time, it is in Wales not these "lovely and trendy English towns" so we don't have the locals to prop up the economy and we will not have visitors because we shag sheep.
 

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