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Offline DaveR

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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1110 on: February 11, 2016, 09:50:09 am »
The Grand is in a very tricky situation at present. The cost of running it must be phenomenal, yet it is being sold as a budget/coach hotel. It could, potentially, be upgraded completely to a 4 star hotel, but the big problem then would be the lack of car parking for guests - a big no-no these days.

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« Reply #1111 on: February 11, 2016, 09:56:14 am »
It could be partially remedied if they were to introduce valet car parking or even a 24/7 hotel to car park service that was properly staffed.
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« Reply #1112 on: February 11, 2016, 11:28:33 am »
Good idea there Ian, but where? The nearest proper car park would be York Road or Maelgwyn Road and during the summer they are often full and people are hiking along from West Shore to get into town.
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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1113 on: February 11, 2016, 12:07:40 pm »
whopeeeeeeeeee Tudno castle has begun

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« Reply #1114 on: February 11, 2016, 12:13:53 pm »
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Good idea there Ian, but where? The nearest proper car park would be York Road or Maelgwyn Road and during the summer they are often full and people are hiking along from West Shore to get into town.

I was thinking along the lines of some investment - perhaps in a multi-storey car park that could be shared between the hotels.
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Offline Greyhound

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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1115 on: February 11, 2016, 12:26:11 pm »
whopeeeeeeeeee Tudno castle has begun

Is this for definite? (We've had too many false dawns for me to believe it could finally be possible!) Not going into town for a few days, so interested to know what's going on. Hoardings going up or demolition crew on site then?

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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1116 on: February 11, 2016, 09:41:03 pm »
Scaffolding going up

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« Reply #1117 on: February 11, 2016, 11:13:25 pm »
Yep, Ray Seager Scaffolding had it half scaffolded by mid afternoon.... lots of guys on-site.
Its going to be great!
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Offline DaveR

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« Reply #1118 on: February 12, 2016, 09:42:04 am »
Yep, Ray Seager Scaffolding had it half scaffolded by mid afternoon.... lots of guys on-site.
Its going to be great!
Great news! The Tudno Castle has been a prominent eyesore for far too long.

Now...how long before we see signs of activity on the Pier Pavilion site?  :Sisyphus:

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« Reply #1119 on: February 12, 2016, 11:08:01 am »
With no action on cleaning up our beach and Pier Pavillion left unkept how have CCBC got the nerve to pull aside a local buisness and tell them to pull down two small signs.

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« Reply #1120 on: February 12, 2016, 12:05:04 pm »
With no action on cleaning up our beach and Pier Pavillion left unkept how have CCBC got the nerve to pull aside a local buisness and tell them to pull down two small signs.
Have to agree; they only seem prepared to take on people why they think can be bullied into submission.  &shake&

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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1121 on: February 13, 2016, 09:53:07 am »
Good idea there Ian, but where? The nearest proper car park would be York Road or Maelgwyn Road and during the summer they are often full and people are hiking along from West Shore to get into town.

Wasn't there talk of a car park being part of the redevelopment plans for the Pier Pavilion site? Maybe if the Grand Hotel contributed to the cost the plans may progress a bit more quickly?

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« Reply #1122 on: February 13, 2016, 10:46:14 pm »
Grand hotel use it as a dumping ground and they can;t even afford to paint their hotel let alone paying towardsgetting rid of their own personal skip.

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« Reply #1123 on: February 13, 2016, 10:50:09 pm »
Washington is a strange one,all talk about landlord of the Penrhyn Arms taking over the side bar but as we know nothing has been done inside over 4 years,very weird situation

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Re: Local Eyesores
« Reply #1124 on: February 14, 2016, 07:40:53 am »
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Grand hotel use it as a dumping ground and they can;t even afford to paint their hotel let alone paying towardsgetting rid of their own personal skip.

Yes;  the Grand is certainly the ultimate 'fixer-upper' and would take a substantial investment. But its position is superb and one of the big hotel chains, possibly, might view it as something of an investment. But the parking is key - I agree.
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