Madam,

I cannot believe that Ceredigion County Council is agreeing to yet another supermarket store, Aldi, in Aberystwyth.

Tesco and M&S are beautiful stores and, yet, already appear to be struggling to entice customers to buy.

Tesco is already having to close its fresh salad, meat and fish counters.

Stating that 40 jobs would be created is not a good enough reason to open another supermarket.

We should endeavour to support the existing stores we have in Aberystwyth to ensure they remain open, not add another one.

I believe that there should be a public vote for the constituents who live in the area. The council needs a ‘wake up’ call and allowing the locals to make their point would do this.

I feel disappointed with our local council and their constant errors of judgement when allowing businesses to open that do not survive the pressure of rivalry from other stores.

Yours etc, Name and address supplied.

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