Issue 114 ¡ Wednesday, September 20, 2000
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Uni calls time on Breakers to make wav. for bigger bar
By NICOLA MALLETT News Editor
AFTER years of ridicule, troubled restaurant Breakers 2 has closed its doors for the last time as part of a massive campus revamp. The Union and University have announced radical new plans which will transform The Street into a cornucopia of food, booze and entertainment. In a dramatic U-turn, the University have backed down and closed Breakers 2, which 74% of students gave the thumbs down to in a Concrete survey last year.
Brash To replace the brash fastfood eaterie, the University have announced plans .~ turn the old Lloyds Bank site in to a hangout for veggie and organic food loving students, as a Pret a Manger style restaurant called Chill. Plans for the Breakers site include an extension of the Union bar, giving pub lovers something to celebrate. A hair and beauty salon will also share the area. Union Communications Officer Wayne Barnes is confident that the changes will dramatically improve facilities for students. "I think we all saw last year that Breakers 2 was failing , it was meant to be a fast food restaurant, but I think the food you could debate and the fast you could debate" 'The coffee bar idea has got
to be better than Breakers. University catering is appalling, so it can only be an improvement," joked Wayne.
Friendly "The major plan is to extend the bar through the kitchen area to increase the capacity. it should create a more friendly atmosphere." And Union Finance Officer, Becky Thorn, insisted that the hair salon would be successful despite the fact that previous on-campus hairdressers have closed due to lack of business. "There has always been a lot of demand for a hair salon, it is one of the main things that would benefit anyone living on campus," she claimed. The Bowl is also set for a change , with opening times extended until 1Opm on weeknights, something which students have long demanded.
Booze Booze-loving students were pleased with the plans to extend the bar, but the beauty salon has met with a mixed response. "it's a great idea to extend the
bar, it's far too small for a university of this size. Breakers was awful, so I'm in favour of the plans," said Sarah Flindall (SOC2). "I certainly wouldn't use the beauty salon. it's not essential, there are other things that we need on campus which are more important," commented Sam Parker (HIS 2) .