Morrisons

have announced closure of 4 stores including Ince dates to be confirmed after consultations.

Oh No! Don't tell us we're not going to have a Morrisons in Ince anymore? My God, they'll be shutting Marks and Spencers in Wigan next!

If they shut that Ince store, it will end up being completely vandalised within a couple of months

They'd may as well shut it. It's hardly ever open nowadays!

My local Morrisons is packed everyday and the delivery vans are working to capacity !

Are the bulldozers moving in to flatten Morrisons?At 1st I thought the thread had been started on the 1st April since Morrisons at Ince closed on the 19th Oct 2019

No Peter I'm afraid the local yobs have moved in and vandalised the place. Was made aware of them nicking peoples fence panels to make fires inside, there are several videos on Youtube of the wrecked store.

Greater Manchester Police have announced closure of Wigan Police Station on Harrogate street in Wigan, and Bobby Charlton is leaving Man United to play for Preston North End!

What is the World coming to?

I heard they are going to close Woolworths down.

Also Index in the galleries

Crikey Days!

I have heard that oooBiDoo's days are numbered too

Wallpaper Supplies anyone?

R O Laces has just sold the last pie too.

God knows what the grandkids will do without Toy's R Us now.

Cue the "If I wasn't born a boy, I would have had nothing to play with" joke.

Are Lowes having a sale this year?

Is King Alfred baking any more cakes, or has he finished too?

Bad news, I'm afraid. He died. Shame really, I thought he was great.

Went to Edna Kay's for a new outfit...it's gone !!

Have you tried Primark?

Not the same quality schmutter that Edna sold....My mother got my school uniform from Edna's...best dressed Polish Paratrooper in wigan. Thankyou to the late great Harry Pemberton for that one.

You should have put a deposit on the outfit, BB. Edna don't keep anything on hold.

Ha ha 👍 Didn't know Edna lived in Prestwich and travelled to wigan every day...was she part of the Jewish community ?.

The lad who owns Collingwood Gold, in Ashton, lives in Prestwich and is Jewish.
I don't know what religion Jew'ish' is. He either is, or he isn't!

I used to nip into collingwood gold for a brew from time to time !! (That was in a previous life) 😁

Did you spend your 'previous life' with Jim Malone (?), Alan Adwin, John Gandhi?

By gum....3 blasts from my past. I think Alan Hadwin has passed away..dont know about Jim and john..John did take a pub over at hindley green when he retired.

I remember Alan Hadwin as a licensing officer for Wigan Council

Well, Jim is married to Sheila (who was also a policeman) and they live near me. Jim's not do good and I've not seen him for about a year. John lives in Westhoughton, smokes a lot, drinks a lot, not good on his feet but he can make it to Wetherspoons.

I also know a lot of people from in your area too, as one of my shops was just in Orrell and my garage was in Billinge.

"Jim is married to Sheila (who was also a policeman)"

They're all a policeman nowadays. It's sex equality!

Actors now, Actresseses is sexist, Sid.

Indeed. If a manageress has to be a manager and a bus conductress has to be a bus conductor, it follows that a policemaness has to be a policeman. Or a colleague!

Buzz-words! And today's buzz-word is - 'furloughed'!

Sorry Jim not good...john carrying on as normal !! You must remember me old Sergy Peter Hibbert from Balliol way ? Now Peter liked a pint...he went onto taxi licensing as well...our paths must have crossed somewere Tonker 😁

Aye, and then there was Peter Schofield

No longer a policeman ......but a police officer

Yep...remember peter 😁

Alan Hadwin used to work with my missus at the council didnt know he had passed away. Last I heard he was living in Downall green road. Not seen him for a few years though.

Billinge Biker said, "..john carrying on as normal" !!


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