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No Mega Tesco in Stretford

Sign the No Mega Tesco petition asking Government Office North West To Properly Scrutinise The Stretford Mega Tesco/ LCCC Planning Application. Click on the link above to go to the petition

Get the Application Called In!

If you haven't already written to the Government Office North West please get busy. Sample letter is on the downloads tab (click on the link above) Personalise your letter with a few points. E.g. where you live and why this issue is important to you. You can email as well as send the letter by post.

NoMegaTesco on Facebook

Join the no mega tesco facebook group - Click on the link above or visit tinyurl.com/nomegatesco and join the group

Get busy - write a call in letter or email!

21 days and counting - we have just 21 days from 11th March to get the application called in. This means it will get decided at a public inquiry - NOT by Trafford Council. Please write today.

March against School Closures

Join the protest march agianst school closures on Thursday March 18th from Losctock College to Trafford Town Hall. Meet at 15.45 at Lostock College.

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Kirkby Community Wins Against Mega Tesco Plans

In November 2009 the government rejected the plans for a new football stadium for Everton FC that included a massive Tesco in Kirkby, Merseyside. Kirkby residents fought hard against Tesco, Everton FC and Knowlsley council and John Denham (Communities Secretary) has ruled that the proposed Tesco raised concerns over the possible harmful effects on the "vitality and viability" of local communities as well as deciding that the move would breach shopping policy which discourages major supermarket chains from taking business away from town and city centres.

This decision from the Communities Secretary gives us hope that the out-size, inappropriate Tesco being proposed in partnership with Trafford Council and Lancashire County Cricket Club can be stopped. Please write now to get the planning application called in to the Communities Secretary for review byt the government - click here to see how

Reads the KRAGS (Kirkby Residnets Action Group) reaction to the decision and more about the ongoing campaign to get regenration in Kirkby.

Read the BBC article about the decision here

Save Local Shops Blog

Read the Save our Shops blog from the nomegatesco.blogspot.com

The blog entry outlines why we need to protect local shops and why the Mega Tesco planning application won't take into account local independent retailers and why we need to object the the planning application.

The Exchange of Views

Campaigners let Trafford council know that there are stong feelings about the proposed Mega Tesco outside the full council meeting on the 21st October 2009.

The expected planning application didn't appear this week but the application for the 140,000 sq ft Mega store is now expected the week beginning 26th October.

Take Action

There are several things you can do to take action:

Write Letters

We think the planning application should be called in by the Secretary of State, and to make this happen we need to write to the Planning Director at the North West Government Office and also our local MP’s to ask them to get it called-in. Please take some time to write to get the application called in. Click here to find out more about what this means and how to write your letter

Write your own letter of objection - It is really important that as many peole as possible object to this planning application. Please take some time to send your objection letter to Trafford Council Planning department Click here to go to our list of reasons to object and download a draft letter

Sign the Petition - sign it online or download the petition and get other people to sign it!

Sign the No Mega Tesco petition online now

Download the paper version of the petition here. When you want to give it back to us contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Please return petitions to us by April 1st.

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Sign the No Mega Tesco petition asking Government Office North West To Properly Scrutinise The Stretford Mega Tesco/ LCCC Planning Application. Click here to go to the petition