tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post2734835019204363261..comments2024-03-29T13:51:54.115+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Three bidders for Forge IslandTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-9844060269081161972018-06-04T20:53:44.503+01:002018-06-04T20:53:44.503+01:00Anybody who's been brave enough recently to ha...Anybody who's been brave enough recently to have a walk through Rotherham will realise how much we have been left behind in terms of quality shopping options,bars, restaurant's and entertainment.<br />The area is liable to flooding and chucking 60 million at it doesn't buy you a lot these days.<br />Its a sad demise over many years and would require a much larger budget, over a 5 year period of constant big investment possibly North of 300 million. A nice token gesture though but not enough i,m afraid that's if it does happen on time and on budget which given the likes of Renaissance it doesn't fill you with optimism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-90326904744179883492018-05-09T12:36:23.293+01:002018-05-09T12:36:23.293+01:00Agree with above comment,was originally 11 screens...Agree with above comment,was originally 11 screens,now 5??Joke,Barnsley is well under way with construction of a 12 screen and Bowling bars and restraunts,theyll be enjoying themselves in.there's when were still talking about it .Rotherham isa joke,run.like a small parish council not a major town of 260000+anda central are of 125000,Barnsley is far smaller,yet asa council with ambition!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-15492707167119002442018-05-09T11:02:47.126+01:002018-05-09T11:02:47.126+01:00Any chance of any commenters being positive for a ...Any chance of any commenters being positive for a change? I'm excited by what a revamped Forge Island will do for the town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-59576399349211452722018-05-08T19:24:41.594+01:002018-05-08T19:24:41.594+01:00I have to agree with all of the above comments, Ro...I have to agree with all of the above comments, Rotherham has always seemed to be a backwater when it comes to anything new. The cinemas were originally supposed to be 11 screen, the last I read that was down 5 screens by the time it’s built it will have gone down to a twin screen, & in my opinion a cinema/hotel etc is not the answer to turn things around ! The bus station should of been flattened as well as adjacent delapadated shops and offices on effingham square, the whole site should of been redeveloped into something similar to the Frenchgate centre in Doncaster. As for the comments about pace of development, this has to be a joke, how long ago was Rotherham rennasaunce & what happened to that ? <br />The people in charge at the council should hang their heads in shame, they have ruined the town !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-38979208099081333552018-05-08T18:10:08.279+01:002018-05-08T18:10:08.279+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-58860804737438316232018-05-08T16:14:53.559+01:002018-05-08T16:14:53.559+01:00This guy is a clown , Other local town and city ha...This guy is a clown , Other local town and city have undergone massive changes with New shopping , leisure and retail developments whilst our centre has been neglected , True we have 4 New leisure centre's but you can't compare them to The dome at Doncaster, The metro in Barnsley and of course ponds forge in Sheffield, He's yet another person kidding the public on, The refurbishment of the bus station is a joke and a waste of money I though the concete was crumbling and steel insde rotting ? Take a look at Barnsley and Donny bus interchanges and you will see what I mean , Finally, It's going to be 2 or 3 years before any of the proposed developments comes to fruition and even if and when it gets done we will still be miles behind our local neighbours IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-32549404508979497852018-05-08T16:08:48.130+01:002018-05-08T16:08:48.130+01:00I agree with the earlier comment! Sadly, Rotherha...I agree with the earlier comment! Sadly, Rotherham Town Centre is a long lost cause and it’s all down to the incompetent, apathetic councillors that have been consistently elected (solely on the basis of appearing with the name “Labour” besides their names)... 😡Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378510848153535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-77558948651810736392018-05-08T12:34:47.094+01:002018-05-08T12:34:47.094+01:00I gather when he says"Never seen.pace of deve...I gather when he says"Never seen.pace of development before"he means so slow,a town of Rotherhams size that hasnt had a cimema for 20years!,Yeah right pace !👎Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com