Supermarket News

The Co-op have now submitted detailed plans for their new supermarket on the Ropewalk. Your Liberal Democrat councillors have made detailed comments on the design of the new shop to reduce its impact on local residents. This includes altering the way in which lorries will turn on the site, and getting the Co-op to re-think their original 'big shed' design. The Civic Society were also consulted for their views.
"The new design is more in keeping with the area - the Co-op has agreed to replace its flat roof design with a pantiled roof, and the entrance and front has more design interest," said Brendan Haigh, Planning Committee Chairman of the Town Council.
Meanwhile, the Co-op have been asked to ensure that the path from King Street to the Ropewalk is made accessible, and attractive to users.
"Ensuring the vitality of the town centre, when the new store is built, will be crucial," comments Brendan Haigh. "We have a diversity of shops in the town which is very unusual - we want to keep these features as well as having better facilities for local residents."

  
   
 
 
 
 
     
 
   
     
 

In trust for whom?

The sale of County Council land at Archery Field for a huge profit has shocked many local residents.
"The land was gifted to the County Council by the Caudwell  family to be used for a school," said Brendan Haigh. "Even if this land is not needed for a new school, there is a clear requirement for social uses for land, such as for a new home for the elderly. We have been let down. People cannot trust the County Council now."
The District Council has also sold for profit land gifted to it for community purposes.
The Town Council has not sold land in this way.
"A Liberal Democrat controlled Town Council will hold land in trust for the people of the town - and not just sell it for profit when the reason for giving land has been forgotton," said Eileen Rodgers.
[The Town Council owns the Burgage, the War Memorial grounds, Cemetery Road, Squires Pond and field, the playing field at Nottingham Road and the Centenary Playing Fields at Brinkley]

  
   
   
     
   
 
     
 

Plastic Recycling in Southwell

 
   
 
   
   
     
  The Town Council has installed the first general plastic recycling facility in the District. The new plastic bank is in the Nottingham Road Car Park, next to the town's Paper Bank
'The area's first plastic recycling bank will cost money to collect and empty it," said Brendan Haigh, "but we will use the receipts from the paper recycling to cover these costs. So the more people who use the paper bank		  
   
 
     
  the more economic it will be for the Town Council."
The Plastic Recycling is in the town for an experimental period. Please squash all bottles and remove the caps, as this will keep the costs down.
The new Plastic Recycling Bank keeps the town at the leading edge of environmental improvements - the Liberal Democrat led Council was the first in the area to install Paper Banks over fifteen years ago.