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Thursday, December 04, 2008, 09:03
Yes, there are residents who have concerns about the future of Bathwick Stores which is in direct competition with Tesco. Bathwick Stores provides a friendly and personal service to shoppers – only time will tell if Tesco can offer the same level of service.
However, the residents' association and concerned members of our community have centred their objections on concerns about traffic, parking and pedestrian access.
We will monitor the situation as there is already a problem with traffic, including cyclists speeding over the canal bridge by Tesco where there is limited visibility.
Pedestrians have already been injured and killed crossing the road here, and we feel that traffic-calming measures need to be introduced. The free parking on the road in the area is very limited so the leaflet Tesco has circulated advertising free parking could be considered misleading.
One of our concerns is that number of shoppers who stop to 'pop-in for a few things' will end up double parking or parking dangerously.
Also the constant coming and going will raise the chances of another serious accident there.
SARAH TRIMMER (on behalf of the Bathwick Hill Residents' Association) Bath
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