Tesco is planning to open an Express store in Whitecross Road and in Boulevard in Weston. The proposed new stores are located close to existing retailers and independent traders.

Tesco don't need planning permission to open in the Boulevard but do need consent to open in Whitecross Road. But in either case there probably isn't much North Somerset Council can do to stop it.

Tesco seem to have deliberately chosen these sites to challenge existing business like the Co-op, Martin McColls, independent traders and newsagents. Weston already has a large Tesco superstore and three existing Tesco Express stores in Worle, Locking Castle and Oldmixon. They also own the One Stop in Locking Road. We don't need any more!

Tesco have been known to back down to public pressure.

Please do sign the petition below to show that local residents don't want Weston-super-Mare turned into a 'Tesco Town' with less choice on our shopping streets.

This campaign is being organised by Mike Bell, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Weston-super-Mare.