I'm not into talking up the economic downturn, as they say the left has predicted accurately eight of the last three recessions, but even I'm picking up some of the signs. Two pictures taken today.
Just closed: PeppercornsIndependent sandwich shop just off the market.
Everything freshly made to your requirements by friendly staff.
Everything freshly made to your requirements by friendly staff.
Just opened: Poundland
My Mum gets very excited by this sort of thing, I don't.
I believe it's the first one in Cambridge.
I believe it's the first one in Cambridge.
You only have to look at the empty shop fronts on Mill Road and around the Grafton Centre to see that something is happening. What are they being replaced by? A half full Grand Arcade and Tesco. Is this the future of the economy?
Annie Leonard and co. (
Adrienne Mayor (
Ed Howker and Shiv Malik
Floella Benjamin (
Mark Watson (
Tim Jackson (
David Wilson (
Clive Lord (
Nickie Roberts
2 comments:
Is there still a shop called (I think) QD on the way to the Grafton centre? That was the equivalemt when I lived there (1990 - 1993)
Ah no - that went ages ago - replaced by John Lewis, which has itself moved - that's just an empty building now :(
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