Can I put in a word in defence of Hirst's the bakers - their bread is better than you can get from any supermarket and they've never been anything but polite to me. An M&S food hall would be bad for ED - taking money away from proper food shops by selling bland, packaged junk at inflated prices. Somerfield since its revamp is far better than M&S. Much more welcome would be some sort of clothes store on Lordship Lane - there don't seem to be any men's clothes in the area (apart from the little gent's outfitters near the station, which I must admit I've never investigated) and very little for women either. If M&S have to open here, I'd rather be able to buy their socks and pants than their cook-chill meals. North Cross Road should be closed for an expanded market on Saturdays as a first step to opening it on more days of the week. Bob, if you're looking for a really good local restaurant, have you been to Le Chardon? Highly recommended.
