SANDIACRE SHAME

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression.



PLEASE MAKE IT VAN-ISH!

When entering Sandiacre from the Stapleford direction the first impression is one of neglect and dereliction. Shops with paint peeling off and derelict buildings offend the eye. Parked outside one unloved edifice is what looks like an abandoned van which has been stood there for over a year. 

On the other side of Station Road is a substantial building, which once housed "Duncan's Cafe" it is now a glorified pigeon loft. Holes in the roof guarantee weather damage and pigeon droppings mean other vermin will soon infest the property.



SANDIACRE'S BIGGEST PIGEON LOFT



Sadly, after spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on upgrading the street scene Erewash Council have not followed up the investment by the simple expedient of encouraging owners to keep their properties up to scratch. The abandoned vehicle is likely to permanently disfigure the block paving and Erewash just don't seem to care. It's about time they left their cosy Town Halls and took notice of the real world outside. Sandiacre needs an economic boost. It needs further investment and attention. Get weaving Erewash, make Sandiacre a gateway to Erewash to be proud of, not leave it as forlorn forgotten back door.  

TESCO'S SANDIACRE

NEW TESCO'S, STATION RD, SANDIACRE?

The TESCO planning application for a new store at Sandiacre is unlikely to be before Committee until the end of June at the earliest I am informed. I recently saw surveyors measuring up around the road junction. Presumably they will be sizing up the road proposals submitted as part of TESCO's application. There is a wealth of information that can be read online at the Erewash Borough web-site regarding the application, reference ERE/1210/0005. This proposal has already caused much debate in the area and no doubt loads of people will be coming to the Planning Committee to voice their views. I hope I can be there when it's discussed, it should be an interesting and no doubt passionate debate.