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Originally Posted by Big Brian
Oh there is. They and the disgruntled Labour members could form a new Party to take on Labour and the Tories. They won't cease to be just because they have achieved their main goal. Shades of the gang of four here. It isn't beyond the realms of possibility.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Hadn't considered that actually and i must say it is a strong possibility thinking about it .
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
What a load of crap !!!!!
First off, It's Middlesbrough
In which way is it becoming a ghost city?
Multiple high end developments such as Acklam Hall (including the refurbishment of the hall itself and the new houses that have been built, the houses that were built on Church lane The Storey development at Low Lane
The houses at Low Lane for a 4 bed detached start at £244,000 the ones on Church Lane were up starting at £350,000 and Acklam Hall starting at £245,000
Church Lane sold out in two weeks, Acklam hall has perhaps three properties left
c) The Baker Street development, and also thriving micro pubs that are springing up. You have major retailers in the high street such as Debenhams,House of Fraser, and there is a fast growing independent retail scene also
There is a huge amount of regeneration work currently going on in Middlesbrough, including the work currently on going in Grovehill
Not sure how it's a ghost city?
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I work on the council estates in the N.E and to be honest the regeneration money is targeted at the wrong areas ,you've just proved as much with your examples above .Newcastle ,Sunderland,Hartlepool and Middlesborough all have had millions and millions thrown at them and as far as the ordinary bloke that lost his job when the factories or the docks closed is concerned it's all useless.When the Redcar steel works is pulled down what's the betting that the people who used to work there get didley squat apart from a nice view of some high end housing they have no hope of ever owning .
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Originally Posted by Big Brian
And what about the MP who said last year that people should just leave the Boro? Let it rot was his remarks if I remember correctly. Sure there's regeneration but who's benefit is it for? Sunderland and Hartlepool. Marinas, Expensive blocks of flats to name but two examples? I don't see any sign of regeneration in Peterlee, Easington, Horden, Easington Lane, Haswell, Shotton, Weatly Hill, South Hetton. These are all towns round me and as I've said have lost everything. Where's the investment in these towns? These regenerations you are talking about only benefit the upper class and rich, not the likes of you and me. Maybe I should have said ghost town as regards the working class or poorer class families. I stand by my statement.[COLOR="Silver"]
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I fit windows in all those places for the LA's and associations and a large proportion of the tenants are unemployed ,probably used to work down the pits that closed and most definately have not benefited much at all from the regeneration money