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Stand Up For Seaton (SU4S)

Community Action for Seaton's Regeneration Area, 80% owned by Tesco - a floodplain on a World Heritage site bordered by nature reserves, tidal river, the sea and the unspoilt town. SU4S is a state of mind - no members, no structure, no politics. SU4S has objected to 2 planning applications by Tesco, including one for a massive superstore/dot com distribution centre which led to the recent closure on the site of 400 tourist beds with the loss of 150 jobs,a gym and pool - all used by locals.

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Cheaper UK holidays enjoying a boom

According to the BBC (this article was about camping but could have been about any cheaper holiday in the UK): "The price of the euro and increased security checks at airports has probably put more people off travelling abroad, Mr Harper-Smith said. "Petrol has gone through the roof and people want to go closer to home and get something more affordable," he said."People are used to going away more than once a year and now, of course, it's that much more expensive and everyone is watching the pennies.

What a pity then that a holiday village which even now is 80% occupied should have to close down and be demolished just when it could have been exactly what was needed. Not to mention that the town will lose its gym and pool too.

Come on, Tesco - show that you have a heart (and a good business head - we are talking about making money here, too!).

1 Comments:

At 6:29 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I know people who work at the camp and they say people are crying when they find out that they cant come anymore it doesnt matter to the owners as they just tell them go to one of their other camps that they own

 

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