New Tesco in Calow

[Fly]

Can't believe the number of people I've seen parked half on, half off, the pavement opposite the White Horse in Whittington on my way into town in a morning.
The Somerset will be the same, people travelling towards town aren't going to queue to turn right into a car park, to have to turn right back out of it to continue to town.

[jake]

So when is Tesco going to open?
It all seems a bit slow now

[Scimitar]

The latest I know is that NEDDC have approved the application.
Banners have gone up in various locations in Calow over the past couple of days, and Dennis Skinner is on the case (I've had a letter from him recently), but more than that I do not know. I know the current owners of the pub do not want it either because they are displaying the banners too.
I have no idea what meetings or further actions by local residents are planned, but I will find out in due course no doubt.

[jake]

Everyone that I have spoken to seems to think that a Tesco instead of a pub is a great improvement for the village.
They certainly have a point and I agree with them.

[jake]

 Especially the older folk or the very young with no  transport are very keen on the idea.

[pinfold]

I have specially joined this forum in order to tell people that I really want a small supermarket in Calow,  it wouldn't have to be Tesco of course, it could be the co-op or anyone else, but it would be so very very useful and good.  And its not going to be one of those massive supermarkets but a useful small one.  I do not drive and don't always want to be catching a bus into Chesterfield just to get a few things.  There are a lot of people in this village who agree with me, I know because I've spoken to them.  There is a decent local shop, where I can get some tomatoes etc. (if they have them in, its unpredictable of course, like all local shops) but its not big enough  ;)for a village of this size.  And where can I get dog food etc. etc. (without paying far more than I would have to pay in a supermarket)? PLEASE let me have my supermarket.  It is right and fair to listen to local people.  We need and want this store.       

[~Aitch~]

I'll bet that the "decent local shop" who sometimes have tomatoes are not so keen.

[Fly]

Hi pinfold. Welcome to chesterfieldonline 

I'm all for the new Morrisons in Bolsover as well, yes it may have a downside to it, but deffo a plus for me personally.

[Pete]

As Aitch says - it will almost certainly drive the small shopkeeper out of business.

And I, for one, don't want Tesco/Walmart (or any other American multinational) dominating our shopping landscape. They are the sort of employer that pay such shit wages that the employees have to claim benefit to live.

[Fly]

We work for a *** employer. Minimum wage. We can't claim benefits 
If Tesco's paid more than my current wage, I'd apply for a job.

Yes things are that bad !!!

[Old Cruser]

This is why the M/W needs hiring Fly problem would be in your line of work it would have to be passed on to the punters - would you then have a decline in passengers?

[Old Cruser]

@ jake/pinfold I understand what you mean.Suppose you feel a bit isolated re-shopping. I used to go across Chesterfield to do my main shopping as couldn,t do it in our village.Mind you it would give Tesco the go ahead to charge what they wanted as no competition, but as you say you could get all your shopping from them which would I suppose be a big help especially in winter.

[Pete]

Short term gain - long term price.

[Old Cruser]

Well I would agree with that Pete having seen the prices of tesco rise over the years, but then I suppose others have but maybe not to the percentage of tesco's.
However the small corner shops can't cater for a full shop these days (not mine anyway) and by comparison of tesco's would cost me more.

[Scimitar]

My gripes are as follows:

Tesco claim they will create 20 new jobs. However, if they drive other shops out of competition, the job losses will be much more than 20.

I am greatly concerned about the traffic issues in relation to this. There are no parking restrictions outside the "Somerset", so, if the car park is full, people will park on the road. Remember, this is the main road access to the Royal Hospital - life & death situations possibly being hindered by reckless parking. By the way, the Highways Agency had no objections to the new Tesco site - although I doubt they have monitored traffic.

Once Tesco gain the one and only foothold in Calow, they can charge what they want. And they won't be cheap.

Calow is still a relatively small village (although it has the Hospital on its outskirts), yet faces pub takeovers by Tesco, Gas extraction through extensive drilling from Alkane plc to generate electricity from shale gas (Hydraulic fracturation), which can cause many environmental problems.

I, for one, would not like one of my kin to die because an ambulance could not get to the hospital in time to save a patient because of parked/delivery vehicles accessing Tesco.
I can't beleive there have been no traffic surveys, on what is an already very busy road at peak times.

HOW MANY TESCO'S DO WE NEED :?  Do you not think Chesterfield has enough of them??