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Post by michaelb on Mar 5, 2015 18:17:38 GMT
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Post by gonzales on Mar 5, 2015 18:40:58 GMT
Aww man, I used to love going to Sedgmoor Splash!
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 6, 2015 4:26:51 GMT
Over what period of time did this case take, anyone know ? |
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Post by michaelb on Mar 6, 2015 7:20:38 GMT
Over what period of time did this case take, anyone know ? I've no idea, but it seems like a long time since the splash went ! |
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Post by Peter Parker on Mar 6, 2015 7:46:15 GMT
Tesco has dropped plans for a store in Bridgwater, Somerset as it seeks to reduce its overheads by 30%.
Although the company won approval for the plans at Northgate in 2011 the project had stalled owing to its falling sales and profit warnings.
Last month Sedgemoor District Council made a deal with Tesco to terminate the agreement in return for a payment.
The county council, which part-owns the land, needs to do the same in order to finalise the termination agreement.
'Working hard'
On Thursday, the supermarket chain announced it would be dropping plans to build 49 "very large stores".
It also planned to shut down 43 of its unprofitable stores, many of which are their local convenience shops.
Over the past two years, the firm has faced many difficulties - an accounting scandal and its profits being squeezed by discount grocery stores like Aldi and Lidl.
A Tesco spokesperson said: "We are working hard to achieve a settlement with both councils and hope a solution can be found very soon."
The planned 60,000 sq ft (5,574 sq m) superstore was due to be built on the site of the former Sedgemoor Splash swimming pool.
Tesco signed a development agreement with Somerset and Sedgemoor councils in October 2011, and the following year Somerset County Council, gave Tesco £20,000 towards the planning costs.
Sedgemoor District Council said once the settlement is concluded, both councils will decide what to do with the land.
The council also said, as a section 106 agreement was never signed, the land remains under the ownership of Sedgemoor (60%) and Somerset (40%) councils.
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Post by Heathcombe Blue on Mar 6, 2015 10:37:26 GMT
Also relevant was the fact most of the people of Bridgwater never wanted this to happen anyway --- including me.
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Post by LJG on Mar 6, 2015 14:50:20 GMT
Also relevant was the fact most of the people of Bridgwater never wanted this to happen anyway --- including me. NIMBY!!! Let us build our football stadium you b*****d! |
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Post by davehuddscousin on Mar 6, 2015 18:38:31 GMT
I don't think we want to build our football stadium in Bridgwater!! Too far to travel for home games, and murder for early season games when the M5 is full of holidaymakers every Saturday.
I used to live there, and my daughter learnt to swim at Sedgemoor splash. I could never understand why the Council were prepared to give it up for another supermarket when the town already had a big Sainsburys and Morrisons (and Aldi & Lidl too).
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 6, 2015 19:00:48 GMT
Also relevant was the fact most of the people of Bridgwater never wanted this to happen anyway --- including me. NIMBY!!! Let us build our football stadium you b*****d! Lol........  |
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Post by Bridgeman on Mar 6, 2015 19:15:25 GMT
I don't think we want to build our football stadium in Bridgwater!! Too far to travel for home games, and murder for early season games when the M5 is full of holidaymakers every Saturday. I used to live there, and my daughter learnt to swim at Sedgemoor splash. I could never understand why the Council were prepared to give it up for another supermarket when the town already had a big Sainsburys and Morrisons (and Aldi & Lidl too). It's all to do with the acquisition of money mate to maintain the services which Council's have a statutory duty to provide.....without getting too politcal about this (although it is very difficult not to) the current Government have decided that one way to reduce the national debt is to either to reduce or freeze the local Council's rate support grant (that's the amount of money Central Government provides to your Local Council to run it services above that which it can raise locally by rates and community charges) while at the same time expecting them to maintain those services to a population that continues to increase in number and gets older. There we go, that wasn't too political was it, just plain facts  |
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