Apparently, someone touched a nerve and Cllr Fitzpatrick
responded by ‘going on the offensive’ and apparently slammed people who he
accused of ‘putting Hattersley down’
All this shouting was over the rumour that the Giant TESCO
had plans to close and open-up again as a ‘distribution centre’ However, Cllr
Fitzpatrick said, ‘He had heard the rumour and had been assured by the company
that this was not true!’
Well, that maybe the case, but TESCO also told our councillors
that 500 jobs would be created with 250 going to the long-term unemployed people
of Hattersley! But as we all know that proved to be false and despite continual
requests for explanations from the council, not one councillor has come-up with
a tangible explanation; - so forgive me if I’m sceptical!
His angry rant does not detract attention away from the lack
of answers to questions posed by concerned residents as to why, after only a 6
months trading, TESCO have now applied to the council to amend their terms of
agreement and allow 24hr-7 days a week deliveries; a facility much needed if
the company was to apply to open-up as a distribution centre at some
undetermined time in the future.
What our local councillors choose to ignore is the fact that
when it comes to big companies, it seems that people power has no effect. Their
attitude is totally against the spirit of the times when the enormous power of
supermarket monopolies like Tesco is being challenged all over the country.
Cllr Janet Cooper showed her naivety on the subject by
stating the blindingly obvious when she said, “Any application to turn the
store into a distribution centre would have to go to planning, but no such
request has.” (She’s still to learn that massive amounts of corporate cash and
influence out gun and rule over common sense and the wishes of the people)
No, Janet, of course it hasn’t! There would be no point until
you and your council colleagues had granted their application for 24hr-7 day a
week delivery facilities, would there?
But once you had done that, an application to change could
soon follow.
Of course you’ll all say at that stage the council will refuse;
but there are reports of overturned council decisions right across the
country! Once TESCO threaten to appeal; (Tesco could seek legal costs against Tameside;
that could cost the council hundreds of thousands of pounds)
like other councils have discovered, when faced with the
might of TESCO or one of the other big supermarkets, you’ll collapse, and
hey-presto, despite petitions signed by thousands of villagers, we’ll have a
distribution depot to add to our misery.
Then we’ll see who has let the people of Hattersley down.
I feel that you, whist making some excellent points, are somewhat over-egging the pudding. I assume that the "thousands" of people who have "complained", are still happy to use the store and perhaps if more used it, there would be no need to recreate it as a depot?
ReplyDeleteApart from over excessive use of the semi-colon and a "throw away" fact referring to "thousands", not a bad effort!
Keep on trying!!
They can't be making money that store is always empty
ReplyDeleteTameside Reporter front page 07-Nov-2013, Tesco given go ahead for 24 hour deliveries to the store. Great news for Tesco. Terrible news for the people of Hattersley.
ReplyDeleteIt's all Rubbish. I refuse to shop with Tesco. Their staff are poorly paid, poorly trained and lack "people skills." Their so called offers are seriously false and in my opinion vile.
ReplyDeleteGet over yourselves and shop at Aldi or one of the "smaller" supermarkets. Better still shop local. There is never any false "deals" just good quality honest food at a very good price. Tescos are a billion pound sham.
what I don't get is how its still open an trading after half the staff at the branch were sacked an fired within the first week of the store open because of theft that staff have done, I work at another supermarket an I must tell you people hate it at there yh its great for getting small bits but the staff are awful poorly trained an no team work at all
ReplyDeleteIt has 2 years left and then its in fact turning into one - its had the go ahead anyway - that was always the plan
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