Re: King street – when does it finally get shut down?

I go out to King Street probably a couple of times a year. Not sure how good I am to comment on it, because I barely have any memories of getting there, let alone leaving at stupid o’clock in the morning. I agree, the vast majority of it is lowest common denominator garbage. However, there are enough establishments in Wigan whereby you are almost guarenteed to find somewhere with your style of music / type of people in there if you look around. Sure, there is a fair amount of violence and shite that goes on there, just like any town centre at the weekend. It is a hell of a lot safer though than it was 10 years ago in my opinion. As for shutting it down, don’t be daft. Not sure what the logic would be in having a derelict street in the town centre. It will be open for as long as there are enough people wanting to go there. Whether you think these people are idiot or not, it’s another point entirely. As for saving money from policing and NHS, close down King Street and, quite simply, people will just go drink somewhere else. Then there is the amount of people that the events industry employs. We’re talking hundreds of people on that street alone.