Tesco heads to Amble
A SUPERMARKET giant has been given the green light to open a store in Amble.
Tesco has been given planning permission by Alnwick District Council for four applications for the Co-op store on Queen Street in Amble town centre.
The chain bought the shop from the Co-op in April this year and it has been closed since then.
The branch had been put up for sale as Amble was one of the towns and villages in which the Co-op had more than one store, as a result of which the company was investigated last year by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
The OFT subsequently ordered the Co-op to sell one of its stores in each of those locations and at Amble it opted to retain its other branch, also on Queen Street.
The four applications from Tesco were for work to the shop interior and front, including moving the entrance, and new signs. They included listing building and advertisement consent.
All were approved through the council's delegation scheme.
People in Amble are currently awaiting the outcome of a bid by the Duke of Northumberland's Estates to build a supermarket on land next to The Braid. The district council is due to determine that in the near future.
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