News. . . .
September 20th, 2011
Support Sycamore Street action group formed
Following the approval by Carmarthenshire County Council of a large supermarket development (described farcically in the application as a “convenience store”) on the Cawdor Cars site, another group has been formed by town residents opposed to the plan. The group is described by Edward Latter, one of the groups founders as:
“Thriving for hundreds of years, Sycamore Street now faces its most desperate threat. With an application for a large Supermarket Store having been approved by Carmarthenshire County Council, it seems inevitable that our precious small business’ will face difficulty in future years. This group has been set up as a forum for discussion, idea swapping and practical action to support Sycamore Street so it can compete for many years to come.”
The group has formed a Facebook Group and anyone interested in the aims of the group is asked to join.
This application should never have been approved. NCE is a beautiful small town providing everything that the shopper requires and not overpriced in my opinion. The arrival of a giant undercutting supermarket can only do severe damage to the existing shopkeepers, possibly ending up with a lot boarded up shop fronts. How would that look to the large number of tourists that come to this area? Perhaps CK’s, who are well accepted in the town, could move to the centre and keep out any of the giants.
In our town we have Wallmart to fight. They have put more small businesses out of business than any recession ever has. You are fighting the good fight – don’t give up. The only thing this company is interested in is profits! They will destroy what is special about NCE.