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Freshwater invested £5m in the
first phase of the town centre plan,
including the demolition of the former
health centre and relocation of the
library, while the Aldi store has now
been open a year.
A further £3m is earmarked for
the fourth phase of the plan, which
involves the demolition of the shops
along Beveridge Arcade and opening
up the other end of the town centre,
which is expected to start late January,
early February 2014.
Councillor John Clare added: “It’s
fantastic to see all of this work come
to fruition and it really is great news for
the town.
“What’s happening on Aycliffe
Business Park is fabulous, businesses
are really putting the town on the map,
but this (town centre) has got to be
the centre for the people of this town,
and hopefully these developments
will attract other well known retailers
to further enhance the shopping
experience.”
The Labour MP for Sedgefield, Phil
Wilson, is based in the town centre, and
he said: “With all the great things that
are happening in the area, this is just
more good news for the town.
“We’ve seen Tesco move here in
recent years, Aldi opened a new store in
the town exactly a year ago this week
and there are further works planned to
improve the centre even more.”
“These improvements
have been needed for a
long time and it looks
so much better”
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