No Mega Tesco

You might know that Tesco plan to build a MEGAstore of up to 166,000 sq ft on Chester Road (A56) opposite PC World in partnership with Trafford Council and Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Some things you might not know...

• Both Trafford Council and the Government REFUSED Tesco permission to build a store of 80,000 sq ft in 2006 because of the excessive negative effect it would have on local shops, traffic and on our environment - Trafford Council have now reversed this view.
• According to planning laws, local councils are meant to preserve existing town centres. Instead, Trafford Council are turning their backs on Stretford Mall - in favour of a superstore in the middle of a residential neighbourhood.
• To facilitate the Tesco store, Trafford Council are intending to sell Stretford High School land to Tesco - with the resulting £21m being handed to Lancashire County Cricket Club (a private members club) as a gift.
• Trafford Council are intending to force the closure of Lostock College in order to create a huge academy on the site of Stretford High School, doubling pupil numbers - right next to traffic from a massive new Tesco!
• As part of the academy plans, Trafford Council are intending to annex part of Gorse Hill Park to replace school land sold to Tesco - meaning the loss of public green space.
• Tesco regularly flount planning laws and enter into so-called community development projects, only for the promised development never to materialise - leaving communities blighted by collossal superstores that dominate and stifle the local economy.
• Not so long ago, LCCC announced they were looking into relocating the cricket club away from Stretford and possibly even away from Manchester, yet they are now preaching about being a proud part of Trafford - but only after being all but promised £21m of community money.
• Gorse Hill and Old Trafford residents, your local councillors have been fighting this proposal from the beginning - join them and voice your objections to the exploitation of our community for the profits of big business.

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