The shock news that The Galleries was being demolished was the main talking point at Boswells cafe. One regular even put down his bacon sandwich mid-mouthful to go off on a rant about it.
And that was before he turned his attention to the general state of Broadmead, what with the still-empty M&S and Debenhams stores and the growing number of people sleeping in doorways.
“It’s like a third world country outside there,” he told his mate. “And if you eat upstairs in the food hall, you still get beggars coming in and asking for money when you’re eating - it’s no wonder nobody comes down here.”
