Nice piece, Malcolm, as always. In my view the last thing Bedlington needs - or needed - was Tesco. I cannot for the life of me see even an expanded store attracting people from elsewhere. Bedlington has very little passing trade, while Asda at Cowpen is perfectly placed. Nobody is going to drive past it, from Blyth, to come to Bedlington Tesco; likewise, why travel from Ashington/Cramlington/Morpeth/Insert town here when you have your own shops on your doorstep? It would be welcoming to see the Front Street promoted as a prime place for smaller, specialist, local shops and such, rarther than having them all close their doors thanks to rising costs and the bulldozer effect of Tesco.
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Nice piece, Malcolm, as always. In my view the last thing Bedlington needs - or needed - was Tesco. I cannot for the life of me see even an expanded store attracting people from elsewhere. Bedlington has very little passing trade, while Asda at Cowpen is perfectly placed. Nobody is going to drive past it, from Blyth, to come to Bedlington Tesco; likewise, why travel from Ashington/Cramlington/Morpeth/Insert town here when you have your own shops on your doorstep? It would be welcoming to see the Front Street promoted as a prime place for smaller, specialist, local shops and such, rarther than having them all close their doors thanks to rising costs and the bulldozer effect of Tesco.