Re: Waitrose
Posted: Thu 26 Mar 2015 12:08 pm
Same principle as Scottish MP's voting on issues that only effect England.
Talk about the town of Ware in Hertfordshire
https://wareonline.co.uk/discussion/
Agreed, but then George Powell stayed on when he moved away and the UKIP candidate in the last election didn't even live in Ware to start with.mb1 wrote:Didn't know that about Malcolm Alexander, very interesting. he should obviously have resigned when he left the area and it is appalling that the Tories didn't enforce this.
Edward Bedford (Ware Christchurch) is also on the committee.The Masked Woler wrote:It is also of note that none of the other members of the committee are from Ware and they, as is often complained about, frequently vote on matters here which don't affect them.
How could I forget TeddySteve wrote:Edward Bedford (Ware Christchurch) is also on the committee.The Masked Woler wrote:It is also of note that none of the other members of the committee are from Ware and they, as is often complained about, frequently vote on matters here which don't affect them.
^This.The Masked Woler wrote:Sorry, don't agree at all.
The Green Belt land in question is already concreted over and has been for years.
Any loss to Hertford has to be viewed in the light of the fact that Waitrose were going whatever and I don't see why there will be any loss to Ware - any Waitrose customers will already have been going to Hertford (or even WGC)
In my view the reason for the shops you mention surviving is because they are all things you can't do online (you neglect to mention others like the butcher, deli, florists bakers etc who also survive with supermarket competition all around them)
Hairdressing?Ware iLive wrote:Any business can sell their products online... all you need is a website... or.... (take telephone orders ) van and a driver... or there is ring, reserve and collect!