Thursday, 22 November 2007

Sheringham Success (not for Michael Kissman though)

The ongoing saga of Tesco's plans for the Norfolk town of Sheringham took a positive twist today. According to the EDP24 website, local councillors voted 17-0 against Tesco's plans.

Campaigner Eroica Mildmay (great name!) from the Sheringham Campaign Against Major Retail Overdevelopment said the outcome was an,

“absolutely fantastic victory for common sense over corporate bullying."

However, there is still concern as Tesco is a planning an appeal! Plus our old sparring partner Michael Kissman popped up to claim it was a,

“sad day for the majority of residents of Sheringham” who he said wanted the store. (Would be interesting to see his stats and if they're like the ones he tried to use initially in St Albans!)

Hope he gets back quickly from Norfolk in time to distribute his much-anticipated and promised consultation leaflets here - there's only 1 week left in November you know!



1 comment:

Unknown said...

Your friend Michael Kissman is now here in Kirkby trying to persuade us that a Tesco and an Everton stadium are good for us.....NOT LIKELY .We go to Planning Committee against the might of Tesco on Monday 9th June. Wish us all the best.