The Sportsman - Stannington

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That's life! I'm afraid, in this day and age where people don't do a weekly shop very often anymore then even the likes of Asda,Tesco and Morrisons are out of date supermarkets and on borrowed time.I think it's a real shame pubs shut down especially in rural areas as they were often the hub of a local community.The budget supermarkets like Lidl's and Aldi's are putting the squeeze on the big boys and we will see more smaller stores being used than these horrible out of town grand supermarkets which look more like airport lounges than supermarkets.In big stores you cannot easily access what you want quickly because the merchandise is always being moved around.

I am all for the smaller model even if it replaces such things as local pubs when they aren't being used because Joe and Joanne public prefer to drink at home than sit and socialise with their local community.