MOUNTSORREL POST YOUR FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
JUNE 2012
www.birstallpost.co.uk
No. 39
Store now open after fire damage MOUNTSORREL’S BUDGENS supermarket re-opened last month after a devastating fire in February forced the closure of the store. The fire, which started in the early hours of February 29, is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. It was contained in one corner of the store but extensive smoke damage meant that all
Pic: the refurbished store and (below)photos of some of the fire damage
the store’s stock, shelving and equipment needed replacing. Store owner Andrew Fear said: “We have obviously had a terrible trauma. It was a real shock to walk in and find the whole shop black and burnt. There are 50 people employed here who we have to think about, as well as our customers, some of whom rely on us to pick them up and bring them shopping.” Throughout the closure the store’s bus service continued to operate, taking customers to other Budgens stores. The store re-opened in May. Andrew
said: “After the devastation of the fire I am extremely pleased to be open for business again. I am eternally grateful for the help and support of the staff and our customers old and new. It has been a long road back but after a substantial investment in addition to the insurance settlement the store is looking great! "In addition to all of our original services we have added a new butchery department that provides quality beef, lamb, pork & chicken much of which I have produced myself on the farm. Our new cafe area has a very comfortable seating area, fresh coffee and freshly prepared meals, baguettes and sandwiches as well as an
Plans refused JELSON’S PLANS to build 350 homes on Halstead Road have been refused. The scheme received objections from 150 residents, Mountsorrel Parish Council, Mountsorrel school and Lafarge. Charnwood Borough Council ruled that: • the development would result in unacceptable harm to the intrinsic character and appearance of the surrounding landscape • the site is not suitable in terms of its accessibility to services and in particular, is not within 400m of a bus route • future residents would be likely to suffer poor environmental amenity due to excessive noise, disturbance and dust arriving from the nearby quarry • development would harm wildlife habitat • the proposal is detrimental to highway safety as the existing road network could not cope with the extra traffic, and the Halstead Road/Swithland Lane junction has “substandard viability” Planning application P/12/0022/2
CCTV on village green A CCTV camera will be erected on Mountsorrel library. The camera, provided and monitored by Charnwood Borough Council, will cover The Green, bus shelter, youth café and the Memorial Hall car park. Mountsorrel Parish Council has provided a contribution of £1000 towards the camera. There will be a monitor in the Parish Council office as well as the Charnwood CCTV control room. The camera has been provided following concerns about the anti-social behaviour on The Green. Following public meetings with the Police, residents and other interested parties last summer, Tom Kiernan, Head of Communities and Partnerships at Charnwood Borough Council, produced an Action Plan. The CCTV camera and increased Police patrols were both recommended in his report.
R MILLS ELECTRICAL SERVICES Local, Reliable & Trustworthy Electrician increased choice of takeaway foods. "Our new petrol station, which will be be open 24 hours a day, will open for business in the middle of June, so we shall be fully operational by then. I look forward to welcoming back old customers and friends and meeting new ones."
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