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Topic ID 231
19/07/2004 by Rachel
New Look
Imagine my distress, on heading to Bircherley Green to stock up on huge hoop earrings, red stillettoes and a tiny denim mini, to find that New Look has closed 'until further notice'! Is it for refurb? If so, why wasn't there the usual sort of, 'Bigga, betta store coming soon' signs? Does anyone know what's happening to my favourite Charv outfitters?
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Reply ID 1232
19/07/2004 by JohnSmith
Probably re-locating to Sele Farm :-o
Reply ID 1233
19/07/2004 by Steve
There was a fire in the roof on Thursday night around 10-11pm. If you take a look from the top floor of the Bircherley Green car park you can see the damage. The fire is of suspicious origin, which is why the SOCO team were there until Friday lunchtime.
Reply ID 1240
20/07/2004 by sloopjohnb
Two sixteen year olds (apparently local) decided to enter car park, walk over roofs, rip off a few tiles, pour petrol down the hole and set fire to it. On making their escape back through the car park ran into a police car. Police see smoke, call fire brigade and situation under control in short space of time. A very fortunate set of events. Otherwise the fire could have burnt through the whole of Bircherley Green.
New Look hope to be open again for trading on Saturday. But the total cost to return everything to normal including building work, restocking, loss of income and earnings and labour is now estimated to be about £500,000. Most of damage to New Look stock is water damage but nevertheless, the whole lot moved out Saturday morning.
The question we now ask is what sentence will the two 16 year olds get if at all. Apparently in Magistrates Court this morning. Missed it! However, Mercury have story and full details this Friday. Unless I hear something in the meantime.
Reply ID 1241
20/07/2004 by JohnSmith
£500,000 worth of damage?
I'll start the bidding at a £100 fine for each of them.
Reply ID 1243
20/07/2004 by Rachel
Two 16-year-olds, eh? Interesting to note that they were not spending their evening in the Blackbirds, the White Hart and the Stonehouse like many local 15 to 17 year olds seem to.
Sounds like the damage could have been even worse and I am pleased that New Look should be re-opening soon so I can purchase the sparkly halter top and 'Bootylicious' hotpants that are so very necessary for my summer wardrobe.
Reply ID 1244
20/07/2004 by Gary
Anyone wondering what Rachel meant by Charvs should log on to http://www.chavscum.co.uk for further info.
Gary
Reply ID 1245
21/07/2004 by Frenchie
My best guess is they get a terrifying telling off by a magistrate with a massive £75 fine each. That'll teach em...
Reply ID 1246
21/07/2004 by sloopjohnb
I'm still dazed by the sparky halter top and Bootlicious hotpants ......
Take a slap round the cheeks with a wet fish Sloop!!
Reply ID 1249
21/07/2004 by Steve
The case has been referred to the Crown Court
Reply ID 1255
23/07/2004 by Dude
Charv! Rachael! Is that a posh Chav!
Reply ID 1264
23/07/2004 by sprocket
I think that those 16 year olds should be severely punished indeed, maybe some of our council tax could be put towards sending them on a life changing 2 week safari trip to Kenya!
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Anyone wondering what Rachel meant by Charvs should log on to http://www.chavscum.co.uk for further info.
Gary
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Anyone wanna buy a chunky gold chain and sovereign ring?
Reply ID 1300
05/08/2004 by Stan
£500.000 pounds worth of damage.... I assume then £499.990 for the building and the rest for the stock ;-)
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