Councillors in Birmingham reject Tesco store
From the BBC website today:
Alcohol has been banned from being sold in Bournville since the village was built by Quaker chocolate baron George Cadbury for his workers in 1890. Tesco wanted to build a store on the edge of the alcohol-restricted zone in
Tesco said it was "disappointed" by the decision and was "considering its options". The council's decision was welcomed by residents who had campaigned against the store opening. Councillor Nigel Dawkins, who led the opposition, said: "It's a fantastic result. This shows Tesco that they have to talk to communities and they cannot just walk over them. "This has put a line in the sand - people like Tesco who think they can come and sell alcohol without consulting the communities cannot. "It feels pretty good but the victory is a victory for Bournville."
Well, at least some councils have guts.
posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 5:19 pm
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I heard about this on the radio and they interviewed someone and asked how they did it: their answer
"The community got together to fight it"
Better than the community getting together and having people tell you, "Well, that won't work", "No, we can't do that", "No, people in this town won't work together".....
Fortunately we are lucky that so many people are prepared to Stand Up For Seaton and we now have a "can do" culture!
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