Comments on: Blog: Store wars and a small town called Oswestry

By: Elaine Toy

Elaine Toy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:33:57 +0000

What seems to have got lost in this saga is the fact that the original planning application was for a supermarket, cinema, offices etc on part of the livestock market site – all of which would fund the regeneration of the livestock market itself and safeguard Oswestry’s important place on the agricultural map, so putting the market on a level playing field with the likes of Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth etc which have already undergone regeneration. The other 3 schemes only materialised much later and the primary motive for each of those 3 seems to be for personal rather than community gain.

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By: let me have my say

let me have my say — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:14:32 +0000

Like this blog says, we still have not got to the end of this saga after so many years, but because of this I feel and it was brought up several times at the meeting, as long as this uncertainey continues, people will not invest in Oswestry town centre, incase such a scheme does go ahead and traders start to feel the effects and start closing down and leave.
So I plead with the coucillours to get their act together, so people knows what is happening and If people feel that things are going to stay the same ie, no extra supermarket,I feel we may see new investment and jobs.

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By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:34 +0000

Thank you for your lucid analysis. I share everything you’ve said. Ours is a special town within a very special county.
We do not need another supermarket. We need investment and real job opportunities for the young, not another superstore.

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