I’ll fight to save our local shops

Why is it that big supermarkets have the right to take over everywhere? On the Woodloes we have a row of seven shops which have been there for 32 years. Last year we had Tesco trying to muscle in but we fought them off and we saved our pub and now the Co-op is trying to come.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Oct 2011, 09:41 BST

A Co-operative spokesman stated in the Courier (October 7) that “this store will offer a range of everyday essentials and customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of shopping with a true local community retailer”. Well perhaps he hasn’t seen what we have already here, a good sized supermarket, a chemist, a post office, a good KP newsagent with extra services on hand eg dry cleaning, an off-licence, a good tasty fish and chip shop and also a coffee shop. So tell me that isn’t a true community.

People do walk and cycle here and those that have cars can go to M&S on the Coventry Road or Sainsbury’s on the Birmingham Road, both near to the Woodloes.

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Not only will this store take an area where lovely trees grow it will also create more traffic which is already busy with having two schools nearby.

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So I suggest the supermarket spokesperson go and look elsewhere and leave the Woodloes shops alone. We already have a good community with good shops an people making their living here. Supermarket = seven boarded up shops.

I for one will fight this as much as I can to save our local shops. - Rachel Smith, Beaufell Close, Woodloes Park, Warwick.

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