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Bryan's avatar

Your item about Tesco's selling alcohol in Corporation Street completely misses the point. It was not about Tesco's being allowed to open but about it being allowed to sell alcohol in an area already affected by alcohol related crime. Tesco's new store will be in a Cumulative Impact Area which is part of the much considered policy to restrict sales of alcohol in new off licences. This policy was extensively consulted upon and has the support of Medway Public Health, the Police, Medway Full Council and many of us who live near and go to our High Streets. A better option for Tesco's which they clearly do not prefer, is to do what B&M has done in Gillingham High Street and open a store without alcohol sales (so as not to endanger their staff). Tesco's already has stores without alcohol sales as mentioned yesterday. In your unequivocal support for development, do you ever wonder why people get disillusioned when they can't place children at a local school, can't get a GP appointment, breathe terrible air quality and dread going to Medway Hospital?

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Cllr. Michael Pearce's avatar

Thank you for highlighting the Labour 🪴 "public" question next week.

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