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2 The Link Magazine • March 2004
Tesco put profit before community needs

People living in the 3,000 homes in Shaw, Ramleaze, The Prinnells, Nine Elms, Peatmoor and Sparcells are to lose their nearest post office
when Tesco take over the post office area inside the convenience store at Shaw Village Centre.
Although the conversion of the Organiser Jean Waller said she walking frame; I can't get on a bus families in the area rely on the
store at Freshbrook Centre has re- and people living at the George with this thing." facilities greatly."
tained a post office, Tesco say the Tweed Gardens sheltered housing Keith Williams, chairman of Nobody from the Tesco Corpo-
Shaw shop is too small to accom- at the village centre were very an- Shaw Residents' Association said rate Social Responsibility Depart-
modate the products they want to gry about Tesco's decision. "Our the post office was at the heart of ment or press office returned
sell, as well as renting space to the surprise turned to dismay when the Shaw community and Tesco 'phone calls from The Link.
Post Office, we heard the news. Many elderly was about toripitout. "Tescoclaim SteveMilnerfromSwindonCoa-
However, residents angered by people live closeby and we rely on to be 'committed to supporting its lition of Disabled People said he
the high handed attitude of Brit- this essential facilityto getourpen- local communities' on its web site, was very concerned about Tesco's
ain's largest supermarket chain sions and stamps." but we are very disappointed with attitude toward its local commu-
held a protest outside the shop on Neighbour Dorothy Oram was their actions. Elderly people and nity.
17 February and have collected more blunt about her needs. "How
Keith Williams and lea;; Waller with if Shaw residents
well over 1,000 names on a peti- the hell do they expect me to get to
tion. West Swindon Centre with my

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