And given the way we don’t like even to shop in High Street shops now and prefer shopping online or buying everything from ASDA, in ten or fifteen years’ time even High Streets will be a thing of the past, Bill.

British people just don’t like other people enough to want to go out and speak to one another. We want to sit in our houses, click a button so we have even more time to sit on our backsides, get fat, and then expect doctors to help us. Except none of us can be bothered to be doctors, so we have to import them from Sri Lanka, and then we complain about immigration.

What a bunch of loser we are.

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People have lost interest in this town. Trade was lost years ago when the Market moved from the town square (Clock Tower) to its last resting place which is now the car park for Morrison’s. Traders back then moaned that the stall where too cold so councils decided to blocked the market in. Trade went further down until the brick-a-brack was introduced to pick trade up. It brought the trade in on Tuesdays but the rest of the town was dead. Descent traders have now since moved on to better pitches which brings money in for them. I can’t blame them. The good old Wednesbury town will never be revived to what it use to be. council are more interested in putting their money into a building that is a bottomless pit such as the Public build in West Bromwich. Maybe Wednesbury could have a building like this too if the councils think it brings trade to towns……….We’ll wait and see……..lol.

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my wednesbury market rest in peace,thanks to sandHELL council and that dump west bromwich,just look at tipton owen street once a lively shopping place, now three indian resturants one chinese take away a rip off co op,and 4 stalls on a tuesday if yam lucky,sandwell as done for us what hamas as do for the gaza strip.

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COUNCILLOR BOB BADHAM, CABINET MEMBER FOR REGENERATION AND TRANSPORT, SAID IT WAS HOPED THE CONSULTANTS’ ADVICE WOULD HELP TO PROTECT THE MARKETS WHICH ARE “HISTORICALLY AT THE HEART OF LIFE IN THE BOROUGH’S SIX TOWNS”.

Why does it take expensive Consultants to tell the reason why this market has died, I can do it free, megalomaniacs at Sandwell Labour Council are the reason, they have to justify the telephone number salaries they accrue and in the process cause mayhem, buy them all a computer game and stick them in a room out of the way, tell me of anything that they have done that has been a success, The Public???????? Says it all!!!!!!!!

About 4 years back they decided to mess with Bearwood High Street, once a thriving shopping centre its now just an area to post “To Let” signs, instantly shops closed down because of lack of custom, Sandwell Council are obsessed with attacking motorists, they narrowed the road, removed a number of parking bays, increased parking warden activity and everyone stopped shopping there.

They just cant understand the saying “If it aint broke don’t fix it” what qualifies these people to do their jobs on the council, they might be nice people that attract enough votes to give them a cushy number on the council, but that doesn’t mean they have the skill necessary to do a job normally done by people with several years education in that field.

Sandwell Labour Council, leave things alone unless you know what your doing, your ruining peoples lives.

Rebecca, what a jaded view of the world you have, you seem a lovely person to have for a friend or neighbour, what a bundle of joy.

Your comment “BRITISH PEOPLE JUST DON’T LIKE OTHER PEOPLE ENOUGH TO WANT TO GO OUT AND SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER. WE WANT TO SIT IN OUR HOUSES”, for god’s sake don’t move to Bearwood, our road has a wonderful community spirit, I have had the opportunity in the past to move to another area but I wouldn’t change my neighbours for anything, they are all more like one big family, they are from several different parts of the globe, but without exception they are all wonderful human beings.

Unlike you I have never had a problem with a persons race or nationality, I have had problems with peoples attitude though, ring a bell?????

Jim of Bearwood

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Billy Archer again trying to get a mention in the paper has this “counciller” got nothing better to do !!!!!

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Fred Bloggs, one thing about Bill Archer, he like Mary Docker, are well known for what they do for the community, they are approachable, and actually do the job they were elected to do, they represent the people they were elected by, can you say the same about the Labour Councillors??????

Although there is constant criticism of this council, not one Labour Councillor has got the guts to stand face to face with the people who elected them and answer for their failings.

On two separate occasions, one very recently and in sharp opposition to the views of the council tax payer, this Labour Council unilaterally decided to continue with plan to tax motorists even more, see below.

THE CONTROVERSIAL FEES, WHICH WERE ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER, HAVE OUTRAGED TRADERS AND RESIDENTS, WHO SAY IT COULD AFFECT BUSINESS.

MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE IN BLACKHEATH AND OLDBURY HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS OBJECTING TO THE CHARGES, BUT THEIR PLEAS WERE OVER-RULED.

I would take one of Bill Archer anytime, than a thousand of the other faceless wonders.

Jim of Bearwood

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