Some better news for Radford Street!
My comments about Radford Street were picked up by the Stafford Post and used for a front page article last week. Several people have stopped me to sympathise with the traders and to lend support to a campaign to try and raise the profile of Radford Street and its shops and businesses. I have agreed to talk again to one gentleman next week to see what we can up with.
In the meantime, I have some good news! The old Co-op building at the end Kings Avenue has been in a disgraceful condition for years. It was boarded up about five years ago when planning permission was grant for conversion to apartments and offices. Although some work started, it’s been dreadfully slow and the hoardings have been the target for graffiti on numerous occasions. Indeed last summer a group of us independent councillors spent a Sunday morning painting the boards to cover up some particularly offensive graffiti.
However, the pace of the conversion work speeded up some months ago and over the last few weeks new windows have been installed. Today I stopped and spoke to the workmen and was told that all the apartments should be finished in about four weeks and the two shop units shoulsd be ready in six weeks. And from what I could see of what was going on behingd the hoardings they are doing a very good job indeed.
This iconic building could soon be an asset in the street. I can’t wait to see it without it’s cladding!
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