For those of you that didn't know McDonalds, formerly located on Stamford New Road in Altrincham closed its doors on 31st March 2007 after 23 years of trading!
Full Story from the Messenger
A spokeswoman for McDonald's said the decision was 'due to changes in demand' and 'the franchise is just not as busy as it once was'.
If I am being totally honest, from a restaurant point of view I couldn't give a monkeys if McDonalds closes, however, I am concerned about what this says about Altrincham Town Centre and the future.
I bet the developers currently working on new shops in George Street are concerned. If you look along Stamford New Road today you see a lot of closed down shops and other businesses, even the Post Office shut down and got into bed with WH Smith on George Street.
Many have commented that Altrincham Town Centre was hit hard by the Trafford Centre, but come on, that was a long long time ago, the town should have found it's feet by now. In fact, on a more postitive note the town centre (and by that I mean George Street) was buzzing last Saturday when I took this photo.
Lets hope that McDonalds is replaced by something more healthy, it must be a good prospect for someone with all that passing trade from the Metrolink.
James
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