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The Link Magazine • August 2005 35
Asda spreads further out of West store

One of West Swindon's oldest businesses and a valuable service to the community is being shown the door at the West Swindon District
Centre to make way for an expansion of Asda.
Cooper Chemist, which opened shelves. _ --- — Asda general manager Je remy
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with the centre 24 years ago is ha - "Several of our Sat- 0 Ir Kinsey believes shoppers at the
ingitsleaseboughtoutayearearly urday staff are the chil- • • West Swindon Centre will have a
and will close in mid-August. dren of teenagers who greater choice.
The shop space will be combined had their first jobs back I Last year the electrical goods
with the adjacent unit presently in the early 1980s. My department moved from the main
occupied on a short lease by daughter Joanne even store into a vacant unit and giving
Clinton Cards to allow George helped out as a twelve . -' George its own shop space will
Clothing to be moved out of the year old, washing out '>•: allow the full range to be stocked.
main Asda store, tablet bo ttles which is -. He said, "early in 2006 we are pro-
Jean Wood, manager of Cooper, thing of the past. posing to open a photo laboratory
said she was saddened that the " We've dispensed with film and e-mail digital print-
chemist was having to shut. She thousands and thou- ^gt ing facilities, and to improve the
has managed the shop from the sands of prescriptions lighting and furniture offer."
beginning, whenthecentreopened as well provided a wide He could not say if a pharmacy
as a Carrefour, then a Gateway range of pharmaceuti- is part of Asda's plans but added
and now an Asda Walmart prop- cal, health and cosmetic Jean and Joanne, soon to he out of a job and that the store would launch an
erty. She and 25 full and part-time products at very keen internet shopping service in Sep-
pharmacists and shop assistants prices. It's a great shame we have across the road from the district tember.
will lose their jobs. "I was here to close." centre and will continue home de- The greater retail space and the
when the unit was just a shell, Cooper also run the much livery service of prescriptions col- home delivery service would gen-
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unpacking supplies as shopfitters smaller pharmac next to the lected from any West Swindon erate an extra 800 hours a week of
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scurried around putting up Ashington Way Medical Practice, doctor's surger . employment time.
Ladies - grab a gearstick for cancer care Master the great outdoors
Marie Curie Cancer Care is urging women from Swindon to get Places are still available on a seniors' adventure week from Sunday
involved and get behind the wheel at their Ladies Driving Challenge 7 August to Friday 12 August at the Plas Pencelli adventure centre.
on Saturday 13 August at RAF Colerne, near Chippenham. On offer are canoeing, caving, abseiling, gorge walking, surfing and
This is a rare chance to be a pet- 7275 or mail: sophie.kinsman climbing. The cost is £299.40 (£230 for Swindon Card holders) and
rol head for a day and try out a @mariecurie .org.uk includes transport, equipment, meals and accommodation.
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wide range of vehicles which oth- www.mariecurie.org.uk/events For details call Swindon Council's Lifest le team on 511033.
erwise would not be available -
fire engines, 40 foot articulated lor-
ries, police cars, 4 x 4s, double Traffic light frustration could be overcome
decker buses and JCBs to name Haydon Wick parish councillors believe that motorists frustrated by the delays at traffic lights on
just a few. and this year a Dalek, Thamesdown Drive are using Westfield Way as a 'rat-run.'
complete with voice controls. They have raised their concerns with Swindon The present system records traffic flows continu-
It costs £10 to register and each Council and have been told that consultant engi- ously at each junction, and adjusts signal timings to
participant is asked to raise £100 neers Halcrow are carrying out a study into Urban the optimum at that junction, taking no account of
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for Marie Curie nursing services. Traffic Management Control capable of linking sig- traffic conditions at other nearb junctions.
For details of the challenge day, nals on Thamesdown Drive to obtain an improved If the 'green wave' idea is approved, a start on
call Sophie Kinsman on 0117 924 traffic flow or a 'green wave.' changing the system could be made after April 2006.

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