Brickhill News- Tesco Poll & Latest

Thanks to all of those who turned out to the parish poll to express their

views on Tesco opening a store at the Bird in Hand. The turnout was

17.5%. The votes were: For 'Tesco' 69 (6%), Against Tesco 1080

(94%). Bedford Borough Council has taken legal advice about the

covenants on the Bird in Hand property; the clear advice is that the

Borough Council does not have a proper legal basis for trying to prevent

Tesco from trading from the Bird in Hand, despite the existence of the

restrictive covenant. Tesco have taken over the alcohol licence from

Charles Wells, which they are able to do unless the Police object; in due

course Tesco may seek to amend the alcohol licence with different terms

and conditions at which stage there can be formal objections. Tesco has

also applied for planning permission to make various changes to the

building - for details of these see http://savebrickhillshops.weebly.com.

You can also see a fuller story on the Lib Dem Brickhill website here