tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post1171464387738821838..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Co-op scales down Nairn plansGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-86523897376263205912010-12-04T17:15:04.715+00:002010-12-04T17:15:04.715+00:00maybe we should all remeber that the somerfield st...maybe we should all remeber that the somerfield store has been owned by safeway, morrisons and somerfield all before the coops aquisiton of the store and they all promised the same things so why are we not slagging them off. i stopped working in the regal years ago and theres was plans in place then long befor ethe coop took over so maybe we should all give them a break and leave the blame to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-18874060473156487852010-08-30T19:46:54.370+00:002010-08-30T19:46:54.370+00:00Even though they were represented at the public en...Even though they were represented at the public enquiry, the Co-op's case was not prepared well. Was it just them showing face, so they could say they objected, when they knew fine well what they intended to do all along.<br /><br />If they had really been that bothered from the outset, they would have surely bothered to turn up at the original planning meeting in the Court House where the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-67296688860649696252010-08-30T08:02:52.263+00:002010-08-30T08:02:52.263+00:00Worth remembering too that the Co-op invested a lo...Worth remembering too that the Co-op invested a lot of money at the public inquiry into trying to stop Saisnbury's, it would be interesting to know how many 'K' that came to.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-83678831287461237072010-08-29T13:01:38.153+00:002010-08-29T13:01:38.153+00:00Shoddy - I wasn't intending jailing them, but ...Shoddy - I wasn't intending jailing them, but just enforce the clean up of the bloody eyesores on the main drag. If they won't do it voluntarily, then there should be some way of doing it through the council or courts and forcing the owners to pay the bill. Grafitti artists and vandals who mess up our environs get punished in this kind of way. What the coop, church and bus station owners Nairnachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027373926599351418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-52864040461591151902010-08-28T22:12:10.738+00:002010-08-28T22:12:10.738+00:00"When Sainsbury's is up and running howev..."When Sainsbury's is up and running however, I imagine most folk will vote with their feet and tyres (bicycle and cars)"<br /><br />You're right, but don't let the Co-op know or they will withdraw the £700K and leave as is!in the stockroomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27195221932026554542010-08-28T20:07:07.547+00:002010-08-28T20:07:07.547+00:00Maybe a facebook page to shame them into a bigger ...Maybe a facebook page to shame them into a bigger spend than 700K - just to clean their part of the disaster zone up properly? <br />It is hard to boycott the Co-op 100% when the only opposition to their stranglehold on Nairn is the is perhaps the Harbour Street Stores. When Sainsbury's is up and running however, I imagine most folk will vote with their feet and tyres (bicycle and cars).<br /Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-14445718131073884922010-08-28T18:07:03.752+00:002010-08-28T18:07:03.752+00:00I'm afraid Nairnac that there are several time...I'm afraid Nairnac that there are several times in the past when I would have been locked up if the planning police could put you away for a stretch because your house was in need of a lick of paint.<br /><br />I fully agree that the empty buildings you mention are far from attractive, but along with the filling station and the old community centre the main crime is they appear what they are,Shoddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-78419152359857473562010-08-28T17:52:02.900+00:002010-08-28T17:52:02.900+00:00what about a facebook page asking for a bo...what about a facebook page asking for a boycott on the co op. maybe they would take some notice then of how the townsfolk feel about the way they have been treated. nairnacs comments are i am sure sharead by most of the townsfolk including myself.growtosownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-17321083419089186832010-08-28T17:11:47.837+00:002010-08-28T17:11:47.837+00:00I really don't understand planning law and it&...I really don't understand planning law and it's enforcement.<br /><br />What would the planners say if I submitted an application to build a new building on a prominent corner of Nairn's main thoroughfair, and in support I submitted a picture of the Regal as it stands today - telling them this was what I proposed. <br /><br />I would be rightly told in no uncertain terms it was Nairnacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-43620926076898602642010-08-27T16:29:09.883+00:002010-08-27T16:29:09.883+00:00Boycott the co-op in Nairn?
Glad this is gaining...Boycott the co-op in Nairn? <br /><br />Glad this is gaining joined up thinking, where would you suggest we shop for those of us without cars?<br /><br />Nairn is co-op town, lump it or leave it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-21445598034036130232010-08-27T15:55:37.993+00:002010-08-27T15:55:37.993+00:00Boycott the Coop in Nairn?
I think most Nairnites ...Boycott the Coop in Nairn?<br />I think most Nairnites already do (for the big shop anyway). The two shops in the town centre are nothing more than convenience stores anyway. Convenient if you run out of cider for example :-)<br /><br />Sainsbury's bring it on - we love you already and the diggers have not even turned a sod yet!Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-16145794916569310602010-08-27T15:34:21.949+00:002010-08-27T15:34:21.949+00:00Time to boycott their crap stores and filling stat...Time to boycott their crap stores and filling station as well. They have had their chance and not taken it - we are now stuck with an eyesore for goodness knows how long. Take the Regal/Community Centre etc. premises off them now and try and do them up a bit at least before next summer. 700k will do nothing much except a lick of paint and maybe new checkouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-11723607659519307022010-08-25T22:31:26.530+00:002010-08-25T22:31:26.530+00:00Stuff the co-op - never shall I enter their crap s...Stuff the co-op - never shall I enter their crap shops again. If thats their attitude they have no chance now. Nairn set for a poor Town Centre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50091037479750731162010-08-25T17:04:58.119+00:002010-08-25T17:04:58.119+00:00Parking :-) Was speaking to a resident who lives o...Parking :-) Was speaking to a resident who lives off the High Street today. Said resident had just received a phone call from an delivery company's Inverness office. They had tried to deliver a pracel from an Inverness store. They claimed that they had driven round the High Street 5 times and had been unable to find anywhere to park.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-24385009667757350802010-08-25T16:44:39.838+00:002010-08-25T16:44:39.838+00:00The Nairn Somerfield store came under co-op owners...The Nairn Somerfield store came under co-op ownership as part of it's nationwide acquisition of the Somerfield group<br /><br />If the Nairn store came on the market today as a single entity I cannot see that any major supermarket chain would wish to purchase it when the shadow of the out of town Sainsbury's looms over Nairn retailing<br /><br />Times have changed and there just isn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-12615693190479009072010-08-25T16:43:38.169+00:002010-08-25T16:43:38.169+00:00It might be a fresh colour,but I bet it will still...It might be a fresh colour,but I bet it will still stink.Brush Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-23120871280578497802010-08-25T16:31:04.683+00:002010-08-25T16:31:04.683+00:00Desperately bad news for the town. Just when thing...Desperately bad news for the town. Just when things seem to be moving across the road at Rosebank. Even if the Regal and filling station sites go on the market tomorrow I fear we are stuck with them for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-20509298931630357622010-08-25T16:24:21.374+00:002010-08-25T16:24:21.374+00:00Sputrtle said: 'you can't polish a turd...Sputrtle said: 'you can't polish a turd' <br />Agreed Spurtle, perhaps Rosemary Young and the other volunteer painters had better stand by to at least paint the turd a fresh colour. <br /><br />At least the Co-op did the caring, sharing thing and chucked £3,500 in the Nairn Games fund. Conscience money?Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13396709778339467332010-08-25T15:58:44.068+00:002010-08-25T15:58:44.068+00:00The Co-op news might not be what we want to hear, ...The Co-op news might not be what we want to hear, but at least they are investing in Nairn for which we should be grateful?<br />Just like streetscaping it's easy to snipe and say what a waste of money, but at least it is money that is being spent on improving Nairn<br />It's a shame that the issue of the empty buildings along the A96 is still not being addressed. I wonder how long it glass half fullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-36012278081450270492010-08-25T15:11:45.402+00:002010-08-25T15:11:45.402+00:00As much as anything, this decision by the Co-op il...As much as anything, this decision by the Co-op illustrates what they think of the town. Can you think of another supermarket operator that would give up the chance of a prime town centre site for a new development ?<br /><br />It is understandable that many people supported the proposals for a redeveloped town centre , after all, it is just that, the town centre and I think that they will be Spurtlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27586170745244009382010-08-25T11:45:14.587+00:002010-08-25T11:45:14.587+00:00what a surprise! Not. High st shop must surely be...what a surprise! Not. High st shop must surely be for the chop now, they can just use health and safety as an excuse due to the reduced accessibility of the revamped high street landscaping!<br />Good job they got rid of the tagline "your caring, sharing co-op". They certainly dont care about Nairn and certainly dont want to share their £s around, £700k doesnt go very far these days!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-44932934907991374782010-08-25T11:37:21.082+00:002010-08-25T11:37:21.082+00:00no mention of the High Street store then. When wil...no mention of the High Street store then. When will it close?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62385288947790227852010-08-25T09:35:14.871+00:002010-08-25T09:35:14.871+00:00So, a cop out by the Coop. What will the re-vamp ...So, a cop out by the Coop. What will the re-vamp consist of? A quick rejig inside (so we can't find anything) a bit of paint here and there, some new freezers and tills. Still £700k is quite a lot of money to cover all that; maybe we will be pleasantly surprised.<br />I hope they spend some money on the flooring at the High Street shop, I know they put in some new lino not so long back butAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com