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BrownhillsBob 2 Jul 10
Brownhills Senior Citizens Centre
The Walsall Advertiser letters page has been improving a tad of late. More often than not it’s just the soapbox for tedious blowhards. Just lately there has been some excellent correspondence on the subject of Brownhills Tesco development and the dismay caused in the community by the plans to demolish the Senior Citizen’s Centre in order to provide a small overflow car park for the new Tesco hypermarket.
Thankfully, the plight of the pensioners hasn’t passed the media by and there has been excellent publicity in most of the local media. It’s nothing short of a scandal…
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BrownhillsBob 9 Jun 10
It’s been a while since I first posted that the application had been submitted for the new Tesco store in Brownhills. Since approval of the scheme can be viewed as inevitable, there would seem to be little point in further comment on the matter. However, there’s some stuff in this sellout that is really beginning to trouble me. I’m concerned about where the retail giant stops, and where our council starts…
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Express & Star 4 May 10
Brownhills shopping centre could be bulldozed to make way for a giant revamped Tesco, which will be built on part of the town’s market site, the supermarket giant has revealed. Brownhills’ senior citizens’ centre would also be flattened in the new proposal – which includes only three new shops instead of the 12 originally planned.
The scheme would take up half of the existing Brownhills Market site – axed after being deserted by traders in March – but a patch of wasteland next to Kwik Fit has been earmarked for the relocation of stalls…
(This story was first broken by BrownhillsBob over the weekend – see the link below for detailed plans)
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The YamYam 28 Jan 10
Proposals to turn a former bingo hall in Aldridge into a new supermarket have led to fears that local shopkeepers could be forced to move out. Property developers Dorchester Land snapped up the Anchor Road site after Gala Bingo closed in August and new owner John Phillips has said that the building is likely to be converted for retail use.
Chain store giants Aldi, the Co-op, Lidl and Sainsburys have all shown interest in the site which is close to the existing Morrisons supermarket. Joe O’Brien, Aldridge shopping centre manager, said: “I have spoken to a lot of traders and I think the general feeling is that a supermarket would be a welcome addition to Aldridge.
“Morrisons has got the monopoly at the moment so at least it would create some competition which would only be good for the area. The only problem I can see them having is creating the space for the delivery lorries to access the site.
“They would have to clear some of the units either side I would imagine and we know some of the shopkeepers along there have been approached about selling up.”
Owner of Aldridge Chippy, George Panayi, confirmed that he had been approached by Lidl but, after spending thousands of pounds on improvements to his business, did not want to move out to make room for a delivery bay.
In November, Walsall Council rejected plans submitted by Morrisons, also sited on Anchor Road, to demolish Aldridge Ambulance Station and use the land to extend its own delivery bay. Councillors refused permission because the development would adversely affect the amenities of residents and create traffic congestion on the Aldridge Bypass.