Train station car park plans hit the buffers (From Daily Echo)
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Train station car park plans hit the buffers
10:34am Tuesday 24th February 2009 in
PLANS for a huge new car park in Winchester have hit the buffers.
South West Trains (SWT) has delayed its plans for a three-storey, 384-space car park on land between the railway and Andover Road, blaming the recession.
The decision will be a major blow for the local building trade.
A SWT spokeswoman said: “The multi-storey at Winchester is on hold at the moment due to the changing economic climate. It will be reviewed but I can’t predict what will happen.”
The car park would have been the biggest in the city centre since the construction of the Brooks Centre in the late 1980s.
According to SWT, the current 182-space car park is usually full by 7.30am during the week. A public consultation had produced a favourable response.
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Andy Locks Heath
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11:47am Tue 24 Feb 09
the-medic
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12:14pm Tue 24 Feb 09
Andy Locks Heath wrote:well at least the puns the point that is more than you do most days
I would love to see The Echo publish a railway based story without including an excruciating childish pun such as "scheme derailed", "full steam ahead for proposal", "Plan hits the buffers" "On track for success" etc etc . How old are you, Echo journalist - 10?
B. L.
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5:18pm Tue 24 Feb 09
the-medic wrote:Translation please, preferably English.
Andy Locks Heath wrote:well at least the puns the point that is more than you do most days
I would love to see The Echo publish a railway based story without including an excruciating childish pun such as "scheme derailed", "full steam ahead for proposal", "Plan hits the buffers" "On track for success" etc etc . How old are you, Echo journalist - 10?
exmayor
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6:13pm Tue 24 Feb 09
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10 Minute Man says...
10:58am Tue 24 Feb 09