The developer behind plans for a 27-storey tower by the Tesco store in Woolwich is making a second attempt to fence off the green space in front of the supermarket. Meyer Homes, which is behind a major redevelopment of the site around the store, is currently appealing against a Greenwich Council decision to refuse it […]
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Woolwich Tesco up for bad architecture’s Carbuncle Cup
The development containing Woolwich’s giant Tesco store has been nominated for the Carbuncle Cup, architecture’s prize for the UK’s worst new building. The whole block has been developed by Spenhill, a subsidiary of the retail giant. The store, which opened in November 2012, and its associated Woolwich Central housing development have been shortlisted for the […]
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Will Tesco save or strangle Woolwich?
Life in Woolwich won’t be the same again. The new Tesco on Woolwich New Road has just opened its doors for the first time. The motto “Every little helps” now looms over General Gordon Square – but will the rest of the struggling town centre be able to live with its giant new neighbour? The […]
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Labour campaigns against Tesco – except in Woolwich…
Saturday’s Guardian contained this interesting tale… Tesco has become “an almighty conglomerate” abusing its unfettered market power to dominate towns at the expense of small retailers, Labour claimed as it called on the government to confront the chain. The shadow local government minister, Jack Dromey, said: “Tesco want to rule retail, in particular the southern […]
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