Bid to block Tesco store


Shopkeepers in North Anston say the store is not needed and have started a petition which has attracted hundreds of signatures in support.
Andy Bhullar, who has run the Post Office on Rackford Road with his mother for ten years, has recently opened a new convenience shop on Nursery Road, opposite the proposed Tesco site.
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Hide AdHe said he was “distraught” when he saw the supermarket giant’s plans.
Andy added: “This is our livelihood, we’ve put all our savings into this new shop and Tesco will take more than 50 per cent of our business away.”
Tesco has submitted plans to Rotherham Borough Council to build on the car park of the Cutler pub, on Woodsetts Road.
Andy has now collected more than 300 signatures from residents who oppose the plans, which describe a single storey side and rear extension for retail and include a cash machine.
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Hide AdThe 2,405 sq m store would be open seven days a week from 6am to 11pm (including bank holidays) and include 25 car parking spaces if it gets the go ahead.
Rotherham Borough Council is expected to make a decision on July 30.
Matt Moy (41) has owned MJM News and Booze on Quarry Lane for 11 years and said the parade of shops his store is located on, opposite the site, will be affected the most. He collected 700 signatures in 24 hours against the development.
“The local feeling is they don’t want a Tesco there and they are worried about traffic issues as it’s a really bad junction already,” he added.
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Hide AdParish councillor Colin Tawn said: “We don’t want a Tesco round here, it just seems like Anston is becoming a dumping ground. It’s not required – a mile away we have the big Tesco and Aldi in Dinnington.”