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East end!

Obviously a big hole in the ground serves the needs of people much better.

[quote]Obviously a big hole in the ground serves the needs of people much better.[/quote] Well I haven't seen any starving people in Partick - maybe cos the supermarkets and shops already there are ample. And the proposed site is greening up nicely now.

I suppose if there was a Morrisons roughly 200 yards away from the proposed Tesco site then it would show that the Tesco was not needed... oh wait, silly me. The last thing we all need is yet another Tesco and student flats.

[quote][bold]Glorious Failure[/bold] wrote: I suppose if there was a Morrisons roughly 200 yards away from the proposed Tesco site then it would show that the Tesco was not needed... oh wait, silly me. The last thing we all need is yet another Tesco and student flats.[/quote] Aye, but the morrisons is keech - always has been. Why not build a decent shop on the site of Morrisons? Serious though - if you don't have a car,there's no a decent supermerket nearby. All full of pikey types.

I've no objection to another, better supermarket - but the proposed development is a monstrostity. It's a shame that the site is currently blighted - but that's because Tesco is blocking any more enlightened development. Most developers would jump through a hundred hoops to get that site.

Would it be ridiculous to suggest some sort of park or, dare I say it, leisure facility be built on the site?

[quote][bold]Glorious Failure[/bold] wrote: Would it be ridiculous to suggest some sort of park or, dare I say it, leisure facility be built on the site?[/quote] There is a family of deer that live on the site so I think a park or just some greenspace would be a great idea. Might make up for Tesco knocking down the unique Partick Ticket Office before anyone had a chance to get it listed (this would have held up their plans even more obviously). Tesco is starting to remind me of when you see films of Nazi Germany and there are swastikas draped from every building. Tesco seem to be EVERYWHERE!

It's quite simple - it's all about choice. If people don't want to shop there no one will make them but I guess people will. Tesco does what it does well. That's why it's successful

Of course people will use it. That doesn't mean there is a need for it though. There is already Morrisons on Dumbarton Road, at Anniesland, Tesco Maryhill (soon to be refurbed), Somerfield Byers Rd., Saisbury's and M&S at the West End retail park in Partick. Plus the numerous amount of local convenience stores and deli's/grocers/butch ers/specialist food stores. Tesco will make money as they always do but it's more about usurping what's already there than augmenting it in their eyes.

This is as much about peoples right to choose, as well as the full transparency of procedures carried out by G.C.C...... What is clear here is the fact that no "Environmental Impact Assessment" ir "Traffic Management Assessment" was carried out. Begging the question - What have G.C.C. got to hide ? Furthermore, looking at the bigger picture here Tesco is not like any other supermarket. Its foodsale would be far less - with white / electrical goods, clothes etc being part of the stores stock. Should this be the case, just how many smaller - independant traders through the Dumbarton Road Corridor - Parick would suffer? There is also the objection on the grounds of scale - when you look at the size and scale the Tesco & flats are going to be. Glasgow Harbour flats block out alot of light and are a blight on the horizon, they could have been alot smaller in eight than the granary buildings before them. Houses along Beith Street will be dwarfed, and will not realise the amount of light they will have blocked out until it is too late! Add to the fact that this site, despite being owned by Tesco for the bast 4 years is far from ideal , in terms of the exceess cars it will being to the area. And as motorists will know the Clydeside expressway is gridlocked at the best of times - how bad will it get if cars start travelling to Tesco Partick ? (After all Tescos idea of a local journey to the store is coming from within 30 minues of the store!) As it happens Tesco have already opened a smaller metro store along Argule Street, the also intend on expanding / converting the Esso petrol station, Whiteinch into a Tesco Metro store. So, with so many Metro stores moving in, and five supermarkets already in the surrounding area: 1. Sainsburys. 2. Morrisons. 3 Somerfield ( Byres Road) 4. Iceland. 5. Farmfoods. What people must remember is that despite supermarkets being far more convenient, easy and cheaper than local grocers, the food isn't as fresh as the independant fishmongers, or butchers. We are losing alot of our smaller traders for a wide range of reasons - but supermarkets undercutting them is a major factor. NO MORE SUPERMARKETS IN THE WEST END!

http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=lfSi0D7KE Sk

I find it strange that GCC tries to commercialise every scrap of land. Glasgow Green has been used for music concerts and spillover for football events; George Square has been sacrificed for money and the council make a token fuss over the war memorial now and then despite being the biggest vandals of the area. What can be commercialized in this city is - AND yet we still have the most people living in poverty. So where does all that money raised go?????????????????

[quote][bold]emma[/bold] wrote: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=lfSi0D7KE Sk[/quote] emma, [italic]"The URL contained a malformed video ID."[/italic] Can you post it again - thanks! P.P.

[quote][bold]Fanto[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]Glorious Failure[/bold] wrote: Would it be ridiculous to suggest some sort of park or, dare I say it, leisure facility be built on the site?[/quote] There is a family of deer that live on the site so I think a park or just some greenspace would be a great idea. Might make up for Tesco knocking down the unique Partick Ticket Office before anyone had a chance to get it listed (this would have held up their plans even more obviously). Tesco is starting to remind me of when you see films of Nazi Germany and there are swastikas draped from every building. Tesco seem to be EVERYWHERE![/quote] agree with your point about the family of deer but when you mentioned nazi germany im afraid you lost me bit too much for me that one after all a supermarket getting compared to the murder of millions sick of the sight of it maybe but keep it reallistic.[bold]bold[/bold]

[quote][bold]Heather W[/bold] wrote: I find it strange that GCC tries to commercialise every scrap of land. Glasgow Green has been used for music concerts and spillover for football events; George Square has been sacrificed for money and the council make a token fuss over the war memorial now and then despite being the biggest vandals of the area. What can be commercialized in this city is - AND yet we still have the most people living in poverty. So where does all that money raised go?????????????????[/quote] Heather try posing that question to Councillor Purcell, and see just how long you have to wait to get a fair and resonable answer ? My view on where the money goes is into the bottomless pit that is the so called budget for Glasgow City Council to do what it wants with. Naturally alot of the profits are being syphoned off by the private companies, and developers, which then goes back to fund their shareholders, managements pay rises & outlying costs. But - what grabs me is the cheek and audacity our city council has in thinking it is acting in the interests of the people. What premium should our "Dear Green Space" be valued at ? G.C.C's consultations are clearly a sham & lately it's use of public money can so rarely be justified. Give the electorate of a say to "us" - in a proper and democratic way - not just every 4 years - when people are sick of their politicians, and don't even bother showing up at the polling stations.