A COMMUNITY has united in a campaign to bring a new low-cost food store to Little Sutton.
Nearly 800 people have so far signed a petition backing the campaign and a group of more than 40 took part in a show of strength outside the old Kwik Save supermarket on Thursday.
Valerie Waring, who has lived in the area for nearly 50 years and is leading the fight, says there is nowhere for residents to do their weekly shop within a “reasonable” price budget.
She claims Ellesmere Port town centre is too far for pensioners and people with ill-health to travel to buy their food, particularly those who can’t drive.
Mrs Waring said: “The reaction so far has been brilliant. Everybody has been coming up to me saying the petition is great and that a new food store is exactly what we need.
“A lot of people have shopped here all their lives, so why should they now have to pay to go into the town centre and then struggle to bring all their bags home?
“There were people outside Kwik Save on Thursday who hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
“We’ve lost that sense of community in Little Sutton and we’re keen to get it back. If the council or our MP Mr Miller can advise us we would love to hear from them.”
The campaign has already gained cross-party support from borough councillors.
Labour’s Brian Jones has vowed to back supporters while Conservative Cllr Kimberley Anderson said she was behind them “one hundred percent” and would provide any help she can.
