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features in the box.
breathtaking view bridge canal
fast-flowing river historic monument
housing estate market square shopping centre
slum waterfront restaurant
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My Everyday Blog
I just had to write today about the latest urban
development plans. Have you read them? They want
to knock down some 200-year-old houses and use the
land to build ... yes, you guessed! A housing estate with
100 modern homes. I know there's a shortage of housing
in our town, but it's not as if they're getting rid of
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with houses in a terrible condition
these are beautiful old buildings! And what about the
? It should
old school? Surely that's a 2
be turned into a museum, not destroyed!
Luckily, it's not all bad news. At the moment, the river is
a real mess, but the council are finally going to clean it
up. After they've removed all the rubbish, it will be
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again, not a slow, dirty one. They're
going to build a new pedestrian 4.
over
the water so people can cross the river easily and
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that will serve international food
and be family-friendly. They're also building a new
with over fifty shops, mostly
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for clothes.
So what do you think? Comment below!
These new houses will spoil the area completely. There's
a 7
from the top of the hill looking
down over the town at the moment, which people
come from all over to see... but soon it'll just be rows
of houses. I think they should build the development
on the other side of town.
I've heard they want to build a
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boats can go right through the town centre. Is that
true? I hope not! We don't live in Venice!
The shopping centre is a terrible idea. Now everyone
goes to the shops round the old
and we have a busy town centre. If people start to shop
by the river instead, many places in the centre may end
up closing, which would be a disaster!