Car Park Charges on Chapel Street

This is a composite photograph featuring two seperate signs.

On Chapel Street, either side of Oldham Street, are two car parks.

One is owned and run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. The charges that apply between 8 am and midnight Mon-Sat including bank holidays are:up to 30 minutes - 50p (8am - 6pm)
up to 3 hours - £1 (8am - 6pm)
All Day - £2 (8am - midnight)
Evenings - £1 (6pm - midnight)
No charge on Sundays
Blue-badge holders are allowed an extra hour free on top of the paid-for time.
The other is owned by private company Simple Intelligent Parking and their tarrifs which apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including bank holidays are:1hr 70p
2hrs £1.40
3hrs £2.10
4hrs £2.70
12hrs £3.20
24hrs £4.00
Check out photographs of the car parks on Hyde Xtra.

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Fuel prices at Morrisons

In January 2007 The price of fuel at Morrisons on Mottram Road was 85.9 pence per litre for Unleaded petrol. City Diesel was 89.9 ppl and Auto gas 35.9 ppl.

By December 2007 it was 100.9 pence per litre for Unleaded petrol. City Diesel is 105.9 ppl and Auto gas 45.9 ppl.

Since then it has risen to around a third as much again but now it has fallen and the price is currently 103.9 pence per litre for Unleaded petrol. City Diesel is 109.9 ppl and Auto gas 56.9 ppl.

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A Yellow New Year

It was raining in the afternoon on New Year's Day. Across Dowson Road at the Shell filling station, petrol and diesel were 3 pence per litre cheaper than a week ago on Christmas Day.

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Filling up on Christmas Day

The Shell filling station on Dowson Road is always open even on Christmas Day. Fuel at 112.9 ppl for petrol and 120.9 ppl for diesel is 18ppl cheaper than this time last year.

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Puzzle books £1

There is a large secondhand bookstall on Hyde market and the prices there are very keen.

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ABC Wednesday: W is for Wreaths

For many people a tradition at Christmas is hanging a holly wreath on their door.

These for sale recently on Hyde Market cost £6 each.

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Shadows by Dowson Road

This was taken a couple of weeks ago and since then there are many more leaves on the trees.

Compare how it looked in the January snow when petrol was 2 pence per litre cheaper but diesel 2 pence dearer, and again with how it looked on New Year's Day.

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Weekend Reflections in a shop for rent

A couple of weeks ago I took a photo of the reflection in a shop for rent on Clarendon Place. The reflection shows the Queens and the discount furniture shop across the road that back in January had been using the shop for extra storage - see Shop signs in Clarendon Place.

Last week I took a shot of another reflection in the same shop which you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Bouncy Castle in Hyde Civic Square

This bouncy castle was set up in the Civic Square a couple of weeks ago. It hadn't started taking customers first thing but it was quite busy later - you can see it in the background of my recent post about Stockport Steel. If I recall correctly they were charging £1.50 for a 5 minute session.

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Mellow Yellow Monday: Dwarf Daffodils

Dwarf daffodils were for sale recently on Hyde Market - £2 a pot or three for a fiver.

Same price as last year.

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Dowson Road in the snow

After a couple of days of snow the main road is flowing freely having been gritted. The pavements however have not been cleared and are treacherous.

At the Shell filling station diesel is the same price as on New Year's Day but petrol has gone down a penny per litre.

Behind the leylandii on the right are a group of lock-up garages which you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Z is for Zone

The "Shoe Zone" store in Clarendon Mall had a sale on last week with a huge 50% off sign.

Look carefully though and you'll notice it actually says "Up to" 50%.

I did in fact buy a pair of shoes there on Saturday but I certainly didn't pay much less for them (if anything) than I'd have paid before the sale.

According to Wikipedia this is one of around 800 branches throughout the UK and Ireland and the Leicester based company sells approximately 30 million pairs of footwear per year, just under 1 pair a second.

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New Year's Day Trees

Dowson Road from the green space at the top of Gower Road.

At the Shell filling station, behind the tall birch tree, petrol is a penny a litre dearer than it was on Christmas Day. although diesel is the same price.

The lock-up garages on the left are shielded by fast growing leylandii. There are actually three trees in a line, but from this angle they seem to merge into one.

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Bed Time Sign

Next to the signs for East Coast Hair & Beauty Internet Café which I showed you last year (two weeks ago) is this "Bed Time" sign.

However I don't think you'll get them for these prices any more as the premises are now occupied by "Barbers Express" - see Hyde DP Xtra.

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Yellow Christmas

Very shortly after noon on Christmas Day, motorists were busy filling up at the Shell station on Dowson Road. Being one of the few days when the local superstores close, it probably had a little less competition than usual. Regular unleaded was 130.9 pence per litre and diesel 138.9 ppl.

See a selection of 89 photos taken all over Britain and Ireland around midday on December 25th 2011 on Geograph.

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Wreaths outside the White Lion

My contribution to ABC Wednesday this week is a photograph of these wreaths on sale at just £3.95 a time (same price as last year) on the market ground outside the White Lion.

An advent wreath hung on the door is a tradition that several of my neighbours continue to observe.

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Shell open again

After its extensive refurbishment, the Shell filling station on Dowson Road is open again.

I noticed that unleaded petrol is priced at 128.9 ppl and diesel at 131.9 ppl which makes the former a penny dearer and the latter a penny cheaper than the price at Morrisons.

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Weekend Reflections: The Hot Crumpet

Reflected in the counter of the "Hot Crumpet" sandwich shop on Dowson Road are the roofs and windows of the terraced houses across the road. You may need to screw your eyes a bit to see them properly.

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No Need for Panic!

The day after the Government urged motorists to top-up but not panic-buy the Shell Garage on Dowson Road was seeing a steady stream of cars queuing up.

I'm told the queues at 7am were much longer.

Petrol was priced at 138.9 pence per litre and diesel at 145.9 ppl.

See how it looked 20 minutes earlier and a day later on Hyde DP Xtra.

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Dwarf Daffodils

At Hyde Market on Saturday dwarf daffodils were on sale - £2 a pot or three for a fiver. The florist had laid his wares alongside the barriers protecting the bottom half of the market which is undergoing renovations.

See more of the display on Hyde DP Xtra.

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