Countdown to big Sainsbury's Llandeilo decision
The planning committee of Carmarthenshire County Council will be put to the test at their next meeting on Thursday, February 2. The committee will decide whether to give approval to supermarket giant Sainsbury’s for their proposed new Llandeilo development. The supermarket chain has carried out a determined campaign to develop a superstore on the edge of Llandeilo. The planned store is in excess of 25,000 square feet and dwarfs all other retail outlets in the area. Objectors fear that, instead of creating much-needed jobs, the plan will kill off the smaller competition. ‘Save Llandeilo’s Future’ is an active campaign group fighting the proposed development. The campaigners have highlighted the negative impact giant supermarkets have had in other parts of Wales. The campaigners are demanding that the county council protects Llandeilo as an important gateway to the Tywi Valley. Lead campaigner Tim Shaw said: “It is a well-known fact that wherever the mega stores go they create unemployme...