- Jul 7, 2003
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I'm not sure even Mussolini could do that.
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[News] Newhaven divided.
- Thread starter AmexRuislip
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I'm not sure even Mussolini could do that.
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
And whether to wear Kappa or Puma.
Perfidious Albion
Well-known member
Weird story . The body of it denies the M P 's comments ..Seems the Council are going all the way to foster links with Vietnam ,an up & coming region. Could pay off long term . I wonder what American visitors would think of their one-time arch enemy being memorialised?
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Not having a one-way system that diverts everyone away from the shopping centre (which has pedestrianised streets lined with empty shops). I'd say that the one-way system is the single biggest reason for Newhaven having sod all going for it.
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It needs a decent council for starters. LDC are a bunch of ******* and do nothing to help the town out.
Be nice if they dropped the car park charges once in a while and used the hundreds of millions of pounds they get from us council tax payers to do a bit of promotion.
I've always had the opinion at LDC doesn't care too much for much other than Lewes itself,
Tony Towner's Fridge
Well-known member
It s needed , especially as some residents quite rightly want a daily Newhaven to Hanoi ferry service.
Absolute nonsense in anyone's book.
TNBA
TTF
Absolute nonsense in anyone's book.
TNBA
TTF
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Newhaven Town council have asked LDC several times if they could take over the car parks. Peacehaven has free car parking but LDC leech the residents of Newhaven for all they can get.
Recently collected a couple of items via Gumtree and had to collect in Newhaven. The town centre needs some money spending but if you go off the beaten track (one way system) there's some really nice roads. I just wish the council would spend a bit of money on it - it could be absolutely gorgeous with the right investment.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
LDC are a disgrace. Having free (or much reduced) parking would make a huge difference to the local economy. As things stand most people park by the B&Q I imagine and there's no real pedestrian route to the town centre from there. Sort it out LDC!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Lidl's car park and across the bridge. Hopefully the new college will help as students will want to spend their money at lunchtime although I suspect they'll go eastwards to KFC & McDonalds.
Now that would have the High Street thriving again.
Glad you noticed! It's all quite nice outside the one way system. I find it really bizarre how shops thrive in Peacehaven when they're all strung out along that stinking road, where in Newhaven they could all be clustered together. It's just plain bizarre that Peacehaven has free parking and Newhaven doesn't, though.
I remember the Newhaven of the 70's, the High Street then was pretty dire, but I agree the one way system just bypassed the town and my wife assures me it is horrible there.
On the other hand there is some new development around the town that seems to be thriving, Sainsburys, the industrial park with B&Q, Macdonalds etc. and the new harbour developments seem nice.
I am not sure the Peacehaven shops are thriving either, the coast road has the banks, the obligatory estate agents that seem to hang in there, a florist that has been there forever and usual convenience stores and although these are fed by the busy main road, try having a look at Peacehavens Meridian Centre, what a depressing place that is.
On the other hand there is some new development around the town that seems to be thriving, Sainsburys, the industrial park with B&Q, Macdonalds etc. and the new harbour developments seem nice.
I am not sure the Peacehaven shops are thriving either, the coast road has the banks, the obligatory estate agents that seem to hang in there, a florist that has been there forever and usual convenience stores and although these are fed by the busy main road, try having a look at Peacehavens Meridian Centre, what a depressing place that is.
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Be lucky if Peacehaven has any free car parks left by the time LDC are finished with them. LDC are selling off the land, working with developers to build homes on them.
Nothing has been decided as to which car parks are going in Peacehaven, but if you know the Steyning Avenue car park, that one is on the list. LDC have lost the plot.
They have honestly got to be one of the worst councils in this country for anything. Value for money we certainly do not get. I hate LDC.
I've seen a lot of land for sale at the top of Peacehaven/Newhaven, about £20k a pop. Seems a bit of a gamble,
This is true. They've recently built two big new retail units by the Coast Road too, which remain empty.
It's just a bit odd that Peacehaven still has a couple of banks, but Newhaven has none.
simon swagbag
Member
Anyway, back to the Ho Chi Min thing....
Why are they handing the design over to University of Sussex or some college in Chichester?
I'd be more interested to see what the year 7's at Tideway could come up with.
Why are they handing the design over to University of Sussex or some college in Chichester?
I'd be more interested to see what the year 7's at Tideway could come up with.