Yes as much as there may be a need for the laundrette, clearly it's not getting the necessary custom to keep it afloat which seems to suggest therefore that there is not the demand (I appreciate it's very tricky for those people that need this service).

While it would be nice to have something more exciting than an estate agent, is it really realistic to think that there's going to be some snazzy new shop there? But perhaps I am being very pessimistic considering all the new things that are opening?

A new shop would be great but please not another charity shop. There are already two on London Rd and another on Dartmouth Road. While these are good to have for the local community and I regularly support them, I don't think we need another one. What is the moral position for FH Society on objecting to the opening of a charity shop?!