Bureaucratic nonsense; yourLETTERS.WE were upset at the article regarding the probable enforced closure of supermarkets which are now newly owned by the Co-op. We can, maybe, understand that it is not practical to have two Co-op supermarkets in one town, but what we cannot understand, is why both Menai Bridge For the bridges across the Menai Strait, see and Britannia Bridge. Menai Bridge (Welsh: Porthaethwy) is a town on the island of Anglesey in Wales. and Llanfairpwll will be targeted. Neither Menai Bridge or Llanfairpwll have any other village supermarkets, so the loss of either shop to 150 would cause problems for the village residents, some of whom are elderly, and non drivers. Surely if one of these two small supermarkets was forced to close, due to bureaucracy, it could leave either village with no supermarket, more unemployed, and yet another unsightly un·sight·ly adj. un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est Unpleasant or offensive to look at; unattractive. See Synonyms at ugly. un empty building. Both of these local shops are a vital part of the community they serve. Please consider the real people, over the bureaucratic bu·reau·crat n. 1. An official of a bureaucracy. 2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure. bu nonsense. L. Davies, via email CAPTION(S): The Co-op in Menai Bridge and, inset, Somerfield in Llanfairpwll |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion