Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
But Bridgend isn't bad because of a couple of pedestrianised roads. Bridgend suffers because there is so much out of town development that people don't need to go into the town centre for anything, other than for a pint or a coffee. There's McArthur Glen on one side and all the development near Waterton. Roads to both are decent.
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Out of town Designer Village style shopping is probably the future, City Centres will probably end up half the size or less with lots of flats, which are also needed due to the housing shortage.