MoreReasons to hate supermarkets

[billybigrig]

Lorry park move to create 160 new parking spaces

A NEW parking scheme in Wetherby could give the town centre 160 free parking spaces.

Supermarket chain Morrisons says it wants to increase town centre parking for residents and shoppers by refurbishing the Hallfield Lane lorry park and making it free to use.
Lorries, which currently park at the car park at a charge of £5.50 per night, will no longer be permitted to use the site.

The supermarket has announced its plans as part of proposals to expand the store by 10,000ft sq.

As part of the Morrisons refurbishment, the store will work with Leeds City Council — which owns the lorry park — to increase town centre parking.

The site will be rearranged and space increased to make room for another 40 cars.

Hallfield Lane lorry park, which currently costs £2 per day for cars to park, will become free, with a mix of long and medium stay parking.

Speaking to the Wetherby News this week, Coun Gerald Wilkinson, Wetherby ward member on Leeds City Council, said the new car parking proposals were badly needed in Wetherby.

He said: “We need more long stay and medium stay parking in the town — there is no problem in Wetherby parking for under two hours.

“The new plans will see 75 per cent of the car park at Hallfield Lane lorry park for medium stay car parkers, with the remainder being used as long stay parking.”

He added that the council and supermarket’s want to add a coach drop off point under the new proposals.

Speaking on behalf of Morrisons, property asset manager Alistair Smith, told the Wetherby News: “The free car park will serve as a town centre facility, so all users, other shops and businesses in the centre will benefit from the much needed extra free parking right in the middle of the town.

“We hope this will ease the burden on shoppers and residents in Wetherby, where we understand parking is of a premium.”

A spokesman for Morrisons added that the complete refurbishment of the lorry park was needed as potholes and uneven surfaces were currently blighting the site.

The lorry park, which was created more than 40 years ago to cope with HGVs stopping off in Wetherby, has been leased from the city council by John Gray since 1980.

Cars are currently permitted to park there between the hours of 7am and 6pm. The A1 (M) Service station, Moto services, allows lorries to park for a fee of £21 with a food voucher.

As well as the car parking scheme, the supermarket chain is planning to extend its Horsefair centre store by 10,000 sq ft to give it a more spacious look and wider aisles.

“It will provide a real boost to Wetherby and a much improved shopping experience for our customers,” said Mr Smith.

“For some time now we have been considering our options to extend our popular store, which has successfully anchored Wetherby town centre for many years.

“By extending our store by around 10,000 sq ft we intending to bring it in line with our top stores in the country. This will allow us to introduce our latest interior and layout.”

A public display of the Morrisons proposals will be on exhibition at the supermarket on Friday April 20 between 10am and 7pm. They will also be on display the next day, Saturday 21, between 10am and 3pm at Wetherby Town Hall.

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[robroy]

I like the way they mention the lorry parking at the services for £21 in a matter of fact way, like it’s a suitable viable alternative, no expression of regret either, it’s like they were trying to eradicate a vermin problem in the town or something, and I am sure that some of these up their own arses councillor types will be thinking just that

[ice_man]

■■■■ houses the lot of them, morrisons, councillors etc…

Alls they are doing is bribing the council by saying we’ll sort the car park out for free and in return you give us planning permission to extend our shop!!!

[the_sarge]

E-mail sent - don’t expect it to get printed though

“Sirs,
I would like to thank the Council for closing the lorry park in Wetherby - I have long advocated that these dirty, smelly juggernauts should be forced to park in expensive, out of the way, stinking, uneven expanses of concrete, where the only food to be had is at vastly over-inflated prices.
All that is required now is to ban all lorries from the town centre - then see how long it takes for your stores to run out of supplies!
Everything that you buy is brought in by a lorry - but then you want to make sure that we are run out of town by sundown, like the lowlife scum you seem to think that we are.
Yours in disgust,
Mike Hinton (HGV Class One driver)”

[merc0447]

The lorry park, which was created more than 40 years ago to cope with HGVs stopping off in Wetherby

So 40 years on has this problem suddenly been solved now?

[the_sarge]

merc0447:

The lorry park, which was created more than 40 years ago to cope with HGVs stopping off in Wetherby

So 40 years on has this problem suddenly been solved now?

Yes, we can pay £21 to park on the A1M now…

[cliffton_27]

reading thinks like this makes me happy that my firm are in the ta and 9 times out of ten i get sorted with free parking that is genuinely secure in the last 2 month only payed on the services twice up to now
however this seems to be a growing trend parking is getting harder and harder to find and no doubt many drivers are going over there hrs trying to find parking

[solly]

The Sarge:
E-mail sent - don’t expect it to get printed though

“Sirs,
I would like to thank the Council for closing the lorry park in Wetherby - I have long advocated that these dirty, smelly juggernauts should be forced to park in expensive, out of the way, stinking, uneven expanses of concrete, where the only food to be had is at vastly over-inflated prices.
All that is required now is to ban all lorries from the town centre - then see how long it takes for your stores to run out of supplies!
Everything that you buy is brought in by a lorry - but then you want to make sure that we are run out of town by sundown, like the lowlife scum you seem to think that we are.
Yours in disgust,
Mike Hinton (HGV Class One driver)”

Ah Ha! A truck driver who will speak out. Well done sir.

[merc0447]

The Sarge:

merc0447:

The lorry park, which was created more than 40 years ago to cope with HGVs stopping off in Wetherby

So 40 years on has this problem suddenly been solved now?

Yes, we can pay £21 to park on the A1M now…

Oh £21 i expect you get a jolly big fence and security guard for that sort of money

[cav551]

Such a pity the industry doesn’t have the balls to tell Morrisons and the local council that it has, as a result, stopped all deliveries to Wetherby and that any of the town’s requirements must now be collected by local traders and shoppers from York or Leeds.

[robroy]

cliffton 27:
parking is getting harder and harder to find and no doubt many drivers are going over there hrs trying to find parking

No they are forced to park in lay bys…, but we’ve been here before havn’t we

[robroy]

The Sarge:
E-mail sent - don’t expect it to get printed though

“Sirs,
I would like to thank the Council for closing the lorry park in Wetherby - I have long advocated that these dirty, smelly juggernauts should be forced to park in expensive, out of the way, stinking, uneven expanses of concrete, where the only food to be had is at vastly over-inflated prices.
All that is required now is to ban all lorries from the town centre - then see how long it takes for your stores to run out of supplies!
Everything that you buy is brought in by a lorry - but then you want to make sure that we are run out of town by sundown, like the lowlife scum you seem to think that we are.
Yours in disgust,
Mike Hinton (HGV Class One driver)”

NICE ONE MATE Fair play to you

[thelorryist]

The Sarge:
E-mail sent - don’t expect it to get printed though

“Sirs,
I would like to thank the Council for closing the lorry park in Wetherby - I have long advocated that these dirty, smelly juggernauts should be forced to park in expensive, out of the way, stinking, uneven expanses of concrete, where the only food to be had is at vastly over-inflated prices.
All that is required now is to ban all lorries from the town centre - then see how long it takes for your stores to run out of supplies!
Everything that you buy is brought in by a lorry - but then you want to make sure that we are run out of town by sundown, like the lowlife scum you seem to think that we are.
Yours in disgust,
Mike Hinton (HGV Class One driver)”

Class one email mate

Post us the email address you used and I’ll send a nasty email too
If all of us send a comment maybe they will listen…

[woody2808]

cav551:
Such a pity the industry doesn’t have the balls to tell Morrisons and the local council that it has, as a result, stopped all deliveries to Wetherby and that any of the town’s requirements must now be collected by local traders and shoppers from York or Leeds.

My thoughts entirely, great post

[cliffton_27]

robroy:

cliffton 27:
parking is getting harder and harder to find and no doubt many drivers are going over there hrs trying to find parking

No they are forced to park in lay bys…, but we’ve been here before havn’t we

yes and its only gonna get worse

[the_sarge]

wetherby.news@ypn.co.uk

[dinosteveus1]

The Sarge:
E-mail sent - don’t expect it to get printed though

“Sirs,
I would like to thank the Council for closing the lorry park in Wetherby - I have long advocated that these dirty, smelly juggernauts should be forced to park in expensive, out of the way, stinking, uneven expanses of concrete, where the only food to be had is at vastly over-inflated prices.
All that is required now is to ban all lorries from the town centre - then see how long it takes for your stores to run out of supplies!
Everything that you buy is brought in by a lorry - but then you want to make sure that we are run out of town by sundown, like the lowlife scum you seem to think that we are.
Yours in disgust,
Mike Hinton (HGV Class One driver)”

Nice one

[wavyok]

Makes you wonder if the Councillor(s) will be getting an even bigger discount on their weekly shopping bill

[robroy]

wavyok:
Makes you wonder if the Councillor(s) will be getting an even bigger discount on their weekly shopping bill

Are you suggesting that these pillar of the community councillors are in it for themselves, prone to bribery, and not in it to solely serve their local people? I can not believe that, in fact one of my local Cs ,done so much for me last year that his expense bill alone exceeded 20k , thats dedication.

[the_sarge]

Had this in my inbox this morning, didn’t expect that!
"Hi Mike,
Thank you for your letter, we would like to possibly print it but firstly need
to check you are ok with that?
Could you also let me know your partial address to accompany the letter
should it get published.
Please let me know by calling 01937 582663 or replying to this email.

Many thanks,
Zoë "