There are hundreds articles about Bookies and their effect on local communities.. if you want more Andy review these at your leisure. Why do you think Deptford High Street has what, 9 Bookies now... social deprivation + bookies go hand in hand..

Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/...es-casinos

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/meand...t-bet.html

A report by Harriet Harman: http://www.harrietharman.org/uploads/95e...043b9f.pdf

and this from Labour:

http://www.labour.org.uk/betting-shops-a...ommunities

Effect on town centres: http://governingtemptation.wordpress.com...09/10/353/

Anyway this is ridiculously off topic of asking whether William Hill is closing down, or whether its having a refurb which was the original question..trust people on here to blow it out of proportion..standard behaviour!

This post was last modified: 19-01-2012 11:01 AM by poolsneighbour.