Tuesday 21 February 2012

Another Street that doesn't want Another Supermarket...

Bristol University student newspaper 'The Epigram', reports that "Bristol could soon see another Tesco store open its doors for business".

Stephanie Linning writes that The Fellowship, a pub on Filton Avenue and a building that has been the subject of previous campaigns by locals to have it protected with listed status, is being sold, and Tesco have confirmed an intention to secure the lease.

Local residents and independent shop owners are concerned, and for several reasons. They are keen that the character of the area and a beloved building with longstanding social function be preserved. They are worried that Tesco opening will prevent local shops from thriving, and, an unnamed local shopkeeper states with conviction that "'We don't need another supermarket on this road.'"

Sounds familiar doesn't it...

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