Showing posts from September, 2005
From a Friends of the Earth press release of 19 September 2005: "Competition authorities must take action now to protect consumers and farmers by stopping Tesco's uncontrolled expansion, as quarterly results for the supermarket giant are pr…
The fact that the forthcoming Tesco store will offer free car parking has placed in sharp relief the long standing issue of town centre car park charges. Views are somewhat polarised, between the council who see it as an essential tool to help balan…
In work unrelated to Tesco, a local civil engineering contractor for the Glasdir link road from the Farmers' Market to Lon Parcwr and the so-called Briec Roadabout has set up a compound, and work will commence shortly. Although strictly having n…
Posted on this site... Anonymous said, "Even though I live in Abergele, and enjoy shopping at the new Tesco, it should not be given a chance in Rhuthun. It will damage all aspects of the town - grocers, cafes. It wouldn't suit a small rural…
At 30 August 2005's planning committee, Cllr Eryl Williams proposed a refusal of the application due to the impact on roads surrounding the store area and the threat to small businesses. He said: “If you look at Ruthin now, things that were there …
Speaking at Wednesday 30 August's Denbighshire County Council planning committee, Gwyn Evans of the Confederation of Small Businesses said Tesco would devastate Ruthin if it went ahead and many small traders are fearing for the survival of their b…
Clwyd West Assembly member Alun Pugh said in the Free Press on Thursday "There are mixed feelings in the town over this [the granting of planning permission for a new Tesco]. Many residents will appreciate the hours the store will be open but I k…
Upon completion, Tesco in Ruthin will... Provide up to 300 jobs (in a mix of part- and full-time), according to Tesco itself. Offer 193 car parking spaces, including 13 for disabled people. Provide 2,579 square metre of food and non-food retail sp…
Tesco's Wales corporate affairs manager reveals in the Free Press today that the new store is unlikely to open before mid-2007. Planning issues are unlikely to be sorted out till the end of the year. Thereafter, there will be a three month tende…
The president and chief executive of Asda owner Wal-Mart, has asked the government to investigate Tesco's dominant position in retailing in the UK.
