Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott believes Ralf Rangnick's gameplan for Manchester United's trip to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday should dictate whether or not club captain Harry Maguire makes the starting line-up.
15.02.2022 - 17:46 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Plans for a new Aldi store in a busy Tameside retail park have been recommended for refusal over concerns of congested roads and an ‘uninspiring design’ – but the company says it will appeal.
The discount supermarket chain had applied to the council to build its fifth foodstore in the borough at Snipe Retail Park in Ashton-under-Lyne.
This would have seen the existing Pizza Hut and former Carphone Warehouse stores demolished to make way for the supermarket, which would have covered nearly 2,000 sqm.
There would have been 85 parking spaces provided, and it was proposed to realign the internal road layout and close off an existing access from Manchester Road, with access reopened on the ‘left in’ turn off Manchester Road with Snipe Way.
However 120 letters of objection had been received over the plans, and Transport for Greater Manchester had objected on grounds of highways safety and concerns over the local capacity.
Tesco had lodged its own objection, as had New Era Properties who are marketing a site in Droylsden for a discount food operator.
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The local highways authority had also raised issues and recommended that the application be refused.
Aldi told the council it had received around 50 letters of support from members of the public, although the town hall says it has
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