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I see a planning application has gone in to demolish the present building at the river end and replace with 7 shops and 32 flats.

Not necessarily. As someone said on Facebook today - when the Victoria Maltings burned down the planning authority insisted on an industrial unit rebuild in a modern similar style. Surely the Council would exert the same standard this time? Quite. I believe It's designated as employment land so any...

Sow and Pigs has also gone.

The Council advertised for applications to fill the vacant position, the adverts and detail have, of course, now been removed. The Council then decided who to appoint. Since I live in the ward concerned I can assure you no election has ever taken place. Presumably the decision is recorded in the min...

The only one I saw this time was David Argent. A leaflet from Mark Prisk, nothing at all from anyone else - presumably not worth the bother as with the locals. Our only non Tory on WTC stood down, the others decided there was no need for an election, they would appoint someone, big surprise it was a...

I see from this weeks Mercury that the pool is likely to close since the Council don't want to keep it on.
Presumably the gym will go too.
More houses?

I had a leaflet from the sitting Conservative - is anyone else bothering to stand? At the last election there were wards with only the Cons running since we know who will win. It is a waste of your time running against them. Apparently he is a responsive representative - odd since I didn't even get ...

Pat-H wrote:Closed today 1st Jan. No notices on gate when next open.

The website does say closed on 1st, open tomorrow so it says.

I'm surprised the lack of parking in recent builds hasn't come back to bite the developers before, but as the parking situation gets worse it must do.If I was moving to Ware now it would be one of the main considerations. As for renting driveways, I park in someones drive for work it's much easier t...

Andy B wrote:I noticed that Winters in Baldock Street has a change of use notice on it from commercial to residential.

They were sharing the office with Barnes & Partners but they have now moved across the road. Winters will now be moving downstairs and have applied to convert their old offices to flats.