General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

The ' Flat Cap Brigade ' had objections to the original market development way back, then, when they decided Station Road had to go for the ' Grand Arcade ' another white elephant that was obviously going to put the Galleries to the sword, who listened ? Nobody . Now the boot's on the other foot, Grand Arcade struggling, decreased footfall, Smiths ( top of Wigan ) closing FFS, and now a revamped version 2 of the original market. Agreed, shopping habits have changed, times move on, but the sheer size and scale of what's proposed, do you like how it looks. And who are going to be the residents of all these flats in the centre with nowhere to park the cars they won't need because public transport will service all their needs ? Who will be living there ? Cinema , bowling alleys, indoor golf ? Do we really need these facilities in the middle or Wigan ? A vibrant, safe night life unlike King Street would be nice. Cars aren't going away anytime soon, electric or otherwise. People will need to park them somewhere, preferably safe and close to place of abode. It's not been really thought about, has it.