Mixed views on £6m Grimsby Top Town revamp
THE planned £6 million transformation of Grimsby town centre has received a mixed response from Grimsby Telegraph readers. As revealed on Wednesday, work on redeveloping the Riverhead and Station Approach areas of the town will get underway in May. Here are some of your thoughts. Post your own online at www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk
"THERE is no doubt that we desperately need a new bus station. I cannot believe anyone could design a layout so badly – how did it get passed by our planning committee?
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New layout: An artist's impression of how the new bus station could look.
"At times there is gridlock, with buses unable to leave their bays. I am amazed that there has not been a serious accident with pedestrians taking the shortcut to their bus.
"We must get it right this time. There is a lot of money at stake, our money."
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"What would get the heart of Grimsby flowing again is a connecting road from New Street to Frederick Ward Way, and leave the bus station as is, serviceable."
Grimrich
"This is a great project, brings much-needed changes, and creates a smarter town centre.
"This project is more environmentally friendly with better access from trains and also buses with new electric boards, which will give more accurate times.
"There needs to be more projects like this which improve and create growth in the area. I look forward to when it's completed."
Pete123456789
"Personally I feel £6 million (of our money) would do better down Freemo – get the shops reopened, get people back in work."
Screwkev
"What's the point? Remember when Riverside was built and it would 'transform' Grimsby town centre into a classy hub for people to meet and enjoy themselves.
"It's nice that they are taking an interest in trying to make town into a nice place, but it will just end up vandalised by the feral rat kids and drunks that frequent the area. It's a lost cause."
Regan1
"When will some people realise that this is Grimsby and not some swanky suburb of Paris or the harbour in Monte Carlo?
"Do you seriously imagine families sitting around sipping cappuccino and shouting bravo to stilt walkers and jugglers on a sunny weekend?
"Will mime artists and talented portrait sketchers jostle for space amongst the performing dogs and pavement gymnasts?
"No, no, no, we all know the reality ... this is Grimsby."
SammyTheSnake
"I don't understand their interpretation of the word bus station. Six million pounds will be wasted on moving a collection of bus shelters around. This idea does not constitute a transport hub.
"I'm all for investment, but yet again this is another opportunity lost.
"The area around the new bus shelters and unused cycle-ways and walkways will still be a no-go area for decent folk once night descends."
Kizzymeg
Keep checking your Grimsby Telegraph for an in-depth feature on what the changes will mean for bus passengers, taxi drivers and motorists.
In Wednesday's report, photographs of Betty Edge and Marian Holling were mixed up. We apologise for any confusion caused.
2 Comments
by kimmiem
Sunday, March 24 2013, 5:17PM
“this council and the fat controler are idiotrs,not only are they inept but bullys also,wy this town needs and extended shopping centre that half empty i dont know maybe they should half the rents for a start,how much are balfour beaty getting for this?,this stinks,we have had to endure one road shut for most of the last year,(boulivard ave),due to incompitance and bad managment,and now they want to do top town the traffic is at a standstill now so why do it when its ok ,movein the bus station is just crazy where is the traffic going?why not spend some cadsh on the pot holes that affect most roads in the town,some are collapsing and subsiding due to there disripare,utilitys digging them up etc some need total relays,and as for scartho baths,the new shed that this council want is unfit for the purpose,ie far too small needs to be scartho baths size or larger not a eye cup as they want,the swimming clubs that use the facities at present take up to much room so we have no chance of a swim,also putting it on cromwell road is like putting it on mars no one will muse it but again thats what they want shaw and co are usless and need kiking out smae as greast coates parish council that shed wont pay for its self no one wanted it,my suggestion is make the councilors pay for it its there own vanity that created it,poeple do me a favour and next time u vote remember who cocked this town up,labour and its crownies,”
by CarlRobertson
Saturday, March 23 2013, 12:45AM
“What a waste of £6 Million quid, they could do much better things with that money such as providing more help and support for the vulnerable and disabled citizens of todays society and their carers and family.
For a start I am not happy with this council pulling disability services left right and centre and then going on to plough that money into things like this aswell as the humberston fitties chalet that wont benefit the locals and will just make money for the service that has the lease on it (charging £255 for 3 night stays) and the council of course what a blinding Joke to be honest.
Come on NELC lets see more for the locals instead of wasting money straight down the drain for bigger agencies and companies.
How about get the shops down freemo revamped make them council owned and rent them out at an affordable weekly rent to the Micro (less than 10 staff) businesses in the area that are struggling to make it onto the high street.”