HAVING lived around this area all my life the shopping facilities have become almost extinct.
Going back to when I was a child the shops were as follows (from the junction of Melrosegate and Hull Road to Burlington and Harrington Avenue): two butchers, one newsagent, one off-licence, two grocers, one tobacconist.
Now there are eight takeaways in the area, not one place left open where you can do a daily shop.
There are quite a lot of pensioners in the area. I don't know how they manage, unless they walk to the Co-operative store in Tang Hall Lane, which itself is a good distance for a person with mobility problems.
There are too many takeaways. We need some sort of a supermarket or a convenience store to help the people in the area.
I would like to know if any other areas across York have the same problems.
Mr J Bonarius,
Rawdon Avenue,
Melrosegate,
York.
Updated: 10:22 Thursday, February 16, 2006
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