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Brilliant! Just what the shopkeepers and publicans in the village want. Well done the council for passing this. The 50 people for the new jobs will be from the shops the new site closes.
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I hope they put a gym/fitness centre there. That reduces retail outlets by a third & would give us a needed & overdue amienity. Do we really need another drinking venue, the Dog & Partridge,Navigation & Jodrell being a testimony to over-supply, (but please no Wetherspoons)? Not sure another eatery is necessary. Consideration to long established businesses must be given to the new retail outlets as the effect of Tesco's extention must impact them, as their product offerings enlarge & strangle the market further.
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Is not the basic problem here the poor parking facility in proximity to the existing shops. No one wants a parking ticket after a visit to the local butchers, bakers or hairdressers.
Whaley Bridge parking is a nightmare the more shops that are located adjacent to the Tesco car park so much the better….
Or sort out the parking problem.
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We have a parking problem because we ain't got any land left to park on. The rise of the popularity & dependence upon cars was never anticipated when Whaley village grew & evolved. Even modern town-planners couldn't have forecast the growth of vehicle ownership. Our '70's house is in a quiet cul-de-sac, but there are several households with 3 or more cars (teenagers), that clog half the pavement & road as the drives are full, frequently causing problems.It's problem that will not go away as families mature. Same correlation to the rise in obesity to the ownership of cars etc.
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If your assessment of the situation is correct pensionman, and I believe it is.
developments such as Tesco look like the only solution, so why do people knock it.
In the long term is a Market Street an essential to life? None in my town, just an Asda a couple of pubs and a cafe it’s fine.
Sounds primitive! – There is also a Medical Centre, Chemist, Civic Centre with Library and a Post Office but not all in a line on the same street,Edited by moderator 18 July 2013 05:18:54(UTC)
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Each to thier own. I like to see a fibrant village. Only last Saturday Whaley was buzzing, the new Cake shop had tables outside & people drinking coffee on the pavement- real sense of community. Further, one of the attractions of a community is the ability to shop at places of specialism. If I want a particular cut of steak, I'll pop to Wilde's, if I want nice bottle of red I'll go to Goyt wines, & if I want to walk the meal off with the dog, I'll go to Roy's to buy a lead or treat. While I'm about I'll engage with the owners, cross some friends but importantly, support a member of my community, not some cold,strangling, commercial entity of Tesco's. I wish we still had Colin's fruit & veg shop but the white elephant killed that off.
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If, as stated, the shops are to sell "comparison goods" - which, I think, means what used to be called consumer durables - then they should have little effect on the village shops. Most people would go to Macclesfield or Stockport or t'Internet to buy those.
Whilst the demise of the D&P demonstrates that Whaley is overstocked with traditional public houses it would be nice to see some other style of drinking establishment nearby. Such as a wine bar or even a Weatherspoons offering cheap food since there is little choice of eat-in diners in the village.
It is all very well for pensionman to champion shopping in the village but in my experience the local shops are not very helpful. Whether it is buying a week's groceries or restocking my cocktail cabinet there is always at least one item that is only available at Tesco. And if you have to got to Tesco for one item you might as well do all your shopping there. |
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There isn't going to be a new bridge until someone gets killed at the corner of Goyt Wines by a huge lorry! Hopefully it won't be a woman with a child in a push-chair.
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What a curious statement: it'll be OK if it's an old man then?
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