According to an article in the Evening Standard last week, people power has won a battle with retail giant Tesco:
"Tesco has been forced to back down over plans for a £150million development after a year-long protest by residents and shopkeepers.
The supermarket giant has withdrawn a proposal for a massive store and 662 homes.
Protesters said the 13-acre development would have brought gridlock to already congested roads, increased pollution and destroyed local businesses."
In St. Albans, we have similar concerns to those that won the day in Tolworth.
The campaign there included the Every Little Hurts website that was set up by Edward Davey, the local MP, in opposition to the plans.
According to a forum post on the St. Albans Lib Dem forum run by Sandy Walkington, several of Lib Dem councillors are hoping to meet with Davey to find out more about how Tesco's development ambitions were curbed in Tolworth.
A group of local Lib Dems also recently set up their own "Stop Tesco" website .
The St. Albans Green Party also has also been actively campaigning against Tesco's plans.
Do you know of news articles, campaign groups, websites or other content that you think we should link to? Drop us an email at tescocampaign@yahoo.co.uk
[Note: Our campaign, and this website, is not aligned with any political party. Our only aim is to stop Tesco from building what we feel is an inappropriate development for the city of St. Albans and, with that in mind, are happy to link to other campaigns, groups, organisations, or political party websites that support this aim.]
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