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Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/5617 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Saturday, 9th June 2007 [Part of my complete update ... reposted here for comment] 6. Asda have announced that they plan to open a new store in Melksham, at West Country Farmers (that shop will remain, though). Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/5634 Written by Nick Field on Monday, 11th June 2007 Here is a link to an article about Countrywides plan to relocate: http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/melkshamnews/display.var.1454271.0.countrywide_plan_to_relocate_store.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/7721 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Friday, 21st September 2007 I'm frankly disappointed - VERY disappointed - in the Asda team that I've met with at three events they've held in Melksham now. Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/8513 Written by Lee on Thursday, 8th November 2007 Asda is hoping to submit a planning application for a store in Melksham next month (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1816816.0.asda_to_submit_new_store_plan.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/8516 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Thursday, 8th November 2007 Some very interesting discussions concerning Asda on Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce meeting in Melksham. Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9088 Written by Lee on Saturday, 15th December 2007 Asda has taken its first official step towards opening a store in Melksham (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1906052.0.asda_submits_supermarket_plan.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9100 Written by Lee on Monday, 17th December 2007 Asda's Chippenham proposals are set to go before a government inspector in 2008 (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.1909154.0.asda_appeals_after_plan_refusal.php I'm sorry, but I love the fact that the name of ASDA's Property Communications Manager is Allison Darling...... Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9101 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Monday, 17th December 2007 [quote author=Lee link=topic=2526.msg9100#msg9100 date=1197910105] I'm sorry, but I love the fact that the name of ASDA's Property Communications Manager is Allison Darling...... [/quote] She's no relative ... ;D Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9110 Written by Lee on Tuesday, 18th December 2007 The president of Melksham's Chamber of Commerce has hit back at Asda's suggestion that it overwhelmingly supports the supermarket's plans to build a new store on land off the A350 (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1910575.0.chamber_hits_out_over_asda_plan.php John Escott said the chamber still has serious concerns over the planning application and has made them known to Asda. But, despite this, Asda issued a press release last week saying they had the full backing of the chamber. The Chamber of Commerce held a consultation meeting with local businesses about the plans on September 17. Colin Harrison, chairman of the chamber, has written to Asda again outlining the concerns that came out of the consultation meeting including: probable congestion resulting from the access from the A350; better pedestrian access to encourage people to walk to the store; and the lack of provision of transport links such as a bus service between the store, town, railway station and surrounding area. Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9148 Written by Nick Field on Thursday, 20th December 2007 Wilfred Emmanual Jones has chipped in: http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.1912753.0.black_farmers_clash_with_asda.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9157 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Friday, 21st December 2007 The planning application is with West Wiltshire District Council - submitted on 17th December and given reference number 07/03866/FUL if you want to go along and look at it. The are closed from 5 P.M. today until Thursday of next week (27th). Consultation are required to be in - as I read it - by 18th January ... in other words, I think the normal consultation clocks keep ticking over the Christmas and new year period, meaning that anyone who wants to make inputs has to be a little sharper than normal. Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/9158 Written by Nick Field on Friday, 21st December 2007 More on the Black Farmers clash with Asda in the Gazette: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/chippenhamheadlines/display.var.1919156.0.black_farmers_clash_with_asda.php Meanwhile in Chippenham some families are planning to fight ASDA's appeal to the Government: http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/chippenhamheadlines/display.var.1917808.0.asda_fights_back.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/10021 Written by Nick Field on Monday, 11th February 2008 A Wiltshire County Councillor has called onn Asda to pay for safety improvments on the road where a 17 year old driver was killed last week: http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/display.var.2030144.0.councillor_in_road_safety_call.php Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/10151 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Saturday, 16th February 2008 Thanks for that link, Nick; I have followed it up as follows: [quote] I'm not sure about Terry Chiver's exact linkage, but the Asda proposal is very weak in safe access provision. A flat crossing over an already-congested dual carriageway, with minimal public transport facilities. And Asda's representatives have told me (personally, face to face) that they will only do the minimum the county council requires of them. The planning application's consideration certainly needs to take a very careful look not only at the congestion issues, but also at the safety ones in the immediate area - and those ARE soluble and at quite a small extra cost too. If the store will be as useful to Melksham and profitable as Asda have been saying, then I'm sure they'll accept the need for those extra costs. [/quote] Re: Asda comes to Melksham - 2526/11671 Written by Nick on Saturday, 19th April 2008 Lidl wants to come to Melksham as well...I'd be amazed if there's enough demand for SIX supermarkets in a town of 22,000 people... link to index of articles |
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham. Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome. The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users. We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can. -- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021 | |||
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