We have an update on a story from last month when Peter Collins Opticians temporarily closed due to a lease renewal issue. Unfortunately we have confirmation that the Waterlooville branch of Peter Collins Opticians has closed permanently.
Customers are advised to contact either the Hayling Island branch on 023 9246 7887 or the Portsmouth branch on 023 9261 0710.
Another good shop gone. If people need a Waterlooville optician, I can wholly recommend Large and Large by the bus stops.
I have started using Large and Large since Peter Collins shut. Very helpful and friendly.
Yes I’ve used them for almost 30 years and think they provide wonderful service
Just knock the whole lot down.ð¤ð¡
Another case of greedy landlords again is it. They also are ruining the high street
There will be no shops left soon.
Another nail in the coffin.
I wouldnt call it greedy landlords. My father was going to buy the whole lot of shops from costa all the way down to the library. But he said they are selling the shops for rediculous money. So he took his money else where and built a big housing development up north instead!
Everywhere in Waterlooville is going due to shop leases being too much n greedy landlords would rather shops empty than fair rent prices and see the precinct full up of decent shops not just charity shops!!
I didnât see that coming
Should’ve gone to Specsavers cuz…
Oh dear, couldn’t get any more ‘cornea’ neil, your making a ‘spectacle’ of yourself
Lana Dawn
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Time to find another opticians then
Come to the north end one we are awesome there ð
Tracy Pushman
Janet Jackson
Same old story. Does anyone know who these landlords are who are responsible for destroying our town centre?
Emma Bolt
Didn’t see that coming! Lol
Legend!!
More flats to be built there as well as Wellington Way then!
Time to do a Bracknell
Lottie Warren Tracey Skillen
Nooooooooo
Another shop gone
Gutted x
I so agree Michael
Janet. Look.
You was only talking about it the other day xx
I know. In another post, I’m sure I read that the florist is closing too.
I will be the last shop remaining at this rate…..
Us. Gregg’s and charity shops. Xx
Us & Gregg’s ok charity shops no xx
And of course spoons…. Who doesn’t love spoons. Lol
So many shops going ð
That’s not good
Itâs mainly empty shops up there now, terrible the way the âtown centreâ is going!
Dan Wheeler
What! A shop closes in Waterlooville ð± Surely not.
Itâs not greedy landlords as such wanting more rent. They are after the developing the land the shops sit on and all the time the shops are leased itâs not a viable planing option. So up the rents and make it so no one wants to lease adding weight to a planning application. Has anyone else noticed the empty units opposite Hambledon parade theyâve never been leased and theyâve not even been plastered or 1st fixed, similar thing.
The landlords of these shops need to sort it out. It’s getting ridiculous
Sheila Dyson ð
They might as well send the bull dozers in now. Asda, Wilko, Waitrose, few banks and Costa might be safe but as the town closes down less and less shoppers will even bother to go.
Landlords are too greedy and just want the shops gone to develop ð¡
Sue Ballinger â¹ x x
Are all these closures due to lease issues? Surely the council need to step in? So many are closing ð
Yet another shop gone.
Sadly the town I was keen to move to is rapidly becoming a ghost town. What a shame and contrast to the bustling town I knew as a child.
I’ve lived in Waterlooville all my life and I don’t remember even seeing this shop lol
I loved waterlooville when I moved her 5 years ago…..and I hate the way it’s going. Ugly new builds and dead town centre. Such a shame.
Well that’s too more gone Waterlooville is a disgrace and ugly
I use Portsea Island Opticians which bought out Peter Collins when he retired. They told me that there is a problem with the roof leaking – apart from anything else.
However I use a different optician in that branch – not the one who was in the Waterlooville branch. It’s brilliant there. Everyone is so friendly and helpful plus my new ophthalmologist is wonderful and immediately solved a problem I was having that the,guy in Waterlooville had tried twice to solve and failed.