(02 Sep 2023, 11:17 am)V514DFT wrote What worries me now though is that if they see this as a resounding success (which they probably will), then i wonder how long it'll be before another one pops up in another dying town like Wallsend, cus imo, when Wilkos shuts its doors, i wonder how long the rest of the Beacon Centre will last, theres already plenty of empty shops, whoever said it (cant remember who) but rents/taxes should of been lowered to encourage growth, before spaffing millions on a bus station, and that wasted space where all the plants and seats are, could of been put to better use imo, like a small indoor market joined onto the bus station, nobody is gonna wanna use that bus station, especially when all the scum come out to play