Madam,

I was surprised to see your headline for the Aberystwyth edition of 21 February ‘Aldi to open Aber store in November’.

By implication I took this to mean the store will open in November 2019 as the article did not specify the year. I think it very unlikely that this target date will be met. The Ceredigion County Council Planning website currently indicates that no decision has yet been reached for this application and that National Resources Wales have significant reservations regarding the flood risk at this site.

I can see no evidence of works commencing at the site. I think it would be one of the fastest constructions ever in this country to have the supermarket completed in nine months. I feel that somebody is not just counting their chickens before they are hatched but the eggs have not yet even been laid.

Yours etc, David Kirby, Cae Melyn, Aberystwyth.

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