More that of a
down-at-heel town somewhere in the developing world.
BIRMINGHAM Mail: Our Say
After being rejected from several communities in South Wales, the latest being Ewenny Road, Bridgend, T-Mobile presumes it can come to "
down-at-heel Splott" and get away with it.
Viewpoints Mobile mast? No thanks!
An imaginative scheme, with housing and retail, will help to transform a particularly
down-at-heel part of Birmingham and provide fresh ammunition for the council to refute criticism that regeneration on the edges of the city centre has slowed to a snail's pace.
Stall change
Albert Park manager, Stuart Johnston, said: "The days when our parks where tired,
down-at-heel and uninviting are long gone.
Parks are flying the flag
The city centre was at that point slipping into a down-market,
down-at-heel place.
Letter: YourSay - ToThePoint
The cult Channel 4 comedy series was written by the brilliant Peter Kay, who also played the starring role as Brian Potter, proprietor of a
down-at-heel northern working men's club.
Nicholas Godfrey on Sunday: the name game Banana Grove
Glyn Williams, the vice-chair of Holyhead Chamber of Trade, said the town has been
down-at-heel for many years as it has failed to take advantage of the number of visitors using the port.
Town looks to street markets to boost trade
Ushering the visitor into the main gallery space was another customized
down-at-heel stick of furniture, Lucia Nogueira's Untitled, 1992, made up of two buckled shelves, three nails, and a pushpin.
"Trauma": Dundee Contemporary Arts. (Dundee, Scotland)
It was a converted carpet store in a
down-at-heel West Palm Beach neighborhood.
Hale and hardy: Marie Hale's Palm Beach company begins its ninth season on a firmer-than-ever footing
It tells the story of
down-at-heel Bunnington WI, where dwindling membership means they can barely afford the hall, let alone a decent speaker.
New production celebrates 100 years of the WI; LOCAL NEWS
MacLeod - saw Ian Hart portraying John Lennon...as a
down-at-heel 50-year-old who walked out on The Beatles in 1962.
A SECOND Playhouse Presents [...]
The vision is to redress the decline in Gateshead over recent decades which has resulted in poor modern development in an urban core that is generally regarded as
down-at-heel.
Reversing the decline
And it's all the better for it too, as George Clooney smoulders to perfection as a
down-at-heel fixer called in to handle a spot of damage limitation when a colleague suffers a nervous breakdown during a high profile case.
tv choice: best film
Following a
down-at-heel performance at the world premiere in New York - where he turned up wearing muddy shoes, right - it seems Depp had decided to invest in a brush and some Cherry Blossom.
the Razz: ..And so do his boots
It's a refreshing change when things go pear-shaped on the opposite side of the counter, and the
down-at-heel shoes are on the other foot.
Letter: YOUR SHOUT - A frenzy of its own making