Proposals for a new Tesco in Halfway

[JS123 10]

Hi everyone

 

I received a letter this morning to tell me they are proposing a new Tesco off Oxclose Park Road in Halfway. I think it's great that new jobs are going to be brought to the area but this new supermarket is going to be a stones throw from the existing Morrisons???

 

Does anyone have any more info?

[brus 10]

After reading all the negative reports on SF regarding the quality of the food sold by Morrisons, a new Tesco will be most welcome to the area. As a foot-note, several years ago a well known supermarket opened a new store in Ripon, North Yorks, in direct competition to the Morrisons store there, a large majority of staff left Morrisons and went to work for the other store, doe's that not tell you something ?.

Edited May 15, 2010 by brus

[Vini 10]

Yes please

[simplesimon 10]

Bonkers! Morrisons is right next door, is there not a new Aldi or something being built near Damons at Crystal Peaks too? Madness! Sainsburys in Peaks, Aldi next door, Morrisons and a Tesco in Halfway? Suppose Tesco will want to build a Petrol station aswell! Where are they gonna build all this stuff anyway? Greedy supermarkets...shouldn't be allowed..consumer choice or not, weve already got a choice shop at your local shops were possible. Rant over !

[Mrs Overall 10]

I heard there was going to be a Tesco at Killamarsh...where the Kwik Save used to be, and they were trying to get rid of the little market there, so the carpark could be a petrol station...

 

Mind you the market has been getting smaller and smaller, and its only there one day a week...

[YouFo666 10]

Nowt wrong with a bit of choice and competition.. Suppose some EEJIT is going to start a petition to stop Tesco's ...

[HeadingNorth 11]

I heard rumours that a Tesco would be built on the grounds of the old Westfield school, but nothing ever came of it. Not yet, anyway.

[JS123 10]

The letter we received this morning was from Tesco and it says the proposed store will be off Oxclose Park Rd- guessing it will be next to Lavers (if you google map it there's a large piece of land to the side).

 

I actually get my food from Tesco so it will be handier for me personally but just can't believe how many supermarkets there will be with in such a short distance!

[weenireeni 10]

sounds good to me, at the moment i trek to chesterfield if i want to go to tesco! did it say if its a superstore, normal, express etc?

[JS123 10]

It says modern , spacious shopping experience with a wide range of goods- not sure if it's going to be an extra. They're creating 450 new jobs. There's a public exhibition starting 21st May so should know more then I guess!

[HeadingNorth 11]

There's a public exhibition starting 21st May

 

 

Does it say where that will be? I'd be interested in checking it out.

[JS123 10]

Yes (sorry it's the 20th as well):

 

Thursday 20th May 4pm- 8pm

Friday 21st May 10am-2pm

 

at Halfway Elderly Peoples Club, 7 James Walton Court (off Station Road) S20 3GY