Parking & High Street Trade

In the very same week Old hill traders complain that Sandwell Labour's new parking charges may affect trade

http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/local/10116735.Parking_charges_signal_death_knell_for_Old_Hill_traders/

I see the Merry Hill centre is having a massive trade boost with 1000's waiting for the shops to open
One thing to remember is Merry Hill's car parking is FREE. 

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2012/12/26/boxing-day-sales-fever-underway-as-2000-people-queue-outside-next-store/boxing-day-queues4/

Sandwell Tory said

Well folks West Bromwich was once a thriving town called the golden mile, then the changes started followed by the exodus of traders, I feel so sorry for the traders of Old Hill,

If the Government has said Councils can scrap parking charges

If the Portas High Street review advised parking charges was a problem and said

They are recognised as important hubs of social interaction and providers of employment and local commerce 

 

So I ask

What is it with parking in Sandwell ?

Doesn't Sandwell Labour get it?

Yet another big name shop closes in West Bromwich

Following our last sad post concerning lost shops in West Bromwich, news comes in of yet a further loss
to our once brilliant golden mile.

M&Co in the Queens centre is the latest to be reported that its announced its closing, making the list longer
.


but lets remember West Bromwich Town once boasted

The Kings cinema ,The Queens cinema ,The Palace cinema,The Imperial cinema 
The Tower Cinema ,The Arcade & Lulu's, Country Girl, The Railway station
Broadheads cake shop, Trows Ice , Cassa Bamboo, The Adelphi, The Gala Baths
The Tower restaurant , Preedys, The Dartmouth pub ,The Farriers, Bell & Jones,
Hughes the Butchers, Dewhurst, Chelsea Girl, Burtons, Radio Rentals, British Legion club, Millers, Bodnams, Woolworths, Marks & Spencer, Cantors, John Menzies, Co-Op,
Freeman-Hardy-Willis, Timothy Whites, Tompson & Roses, Evans, Druckers,
Porters the fish shop, Chads , Dicken's the sports shop, Siviters, Stan Willetts ,
Tommy Bibs electrical, The Gas board Showroom, The Electricity Board showroom,
OK Walkers, Clarkes shoe shop, Spooners, Lord John, Don Millers , Sewing Box, Harris's,
Terrys record shop, Taylors, Turners Records, Currys, Dixons, Rumbellows,Wulfrun Camp,
The Joke shop( Carters Green) Alans Caravans, Guest Motors, Charles Clarke motors, Derby's, Zizmans, Littlewoods, Sainsburys, Christ Church, Oldham & Burford, Bert Shinton (bikes), K&J,
The Louvre (Ladybird Shop), Hill & Long, EMB, The Roebuck, The Flask,
Ebenezer Church & School, The Anchor, Fred Bakers, Pawsons, Halfords, Allied Carpets, 
Mother care, Roy Peplows, Smiths shops, Main Post Office,listers High Street shop,
Walford Cashmores, Dunn & Co, Slendos, Glarrys and M&Co


Once again we say

Labour shame on you for what's happened to our once magnificent town, in just 30 years.

SCRAP parking charges while you can or who will be next ?

why pay £4 a day to park when you can go to a local supermarket for free?

Can you think of any more that have gone?

Who will Labour Blame?

Feel free to e-mail us , or leave a comment below
Since our last posting, reply's to this site have given more names, thank you

Labour's Petrol rise escalator scrapped again

Times are hard repairing the mess, but under Labour your Petrol would have been MUCH dearer, about 15 to 20p dearer and once again we've scrapped the Labour Petrol price escalator.

We have now scrapped most of Labour's rises,

But ask yourself would Labour have scrapped its own tax ?



http://sandwellconservatives.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/labour-and-your-petrol.html


http://sandwellconservatives.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/labour-and-petrol.html