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Victory for village after taking on Tesco to save local cobbler

Western Daily Press

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November 20, 2025

PLANS for a Tesco to open a branch of Timpson have been scrapped - after locals rallied to protect the local cobbler.

- FILIPA GASPAR

Victory for village after taking on Tesco to save local cobbler

Alan Macdonald, left, at work in his cobbler shop in Bishop's Cleeve

Villagers in Bishop's Cleeve, near Cheltenham, launched a petition to block the supermarket’s planning application for the key cutting and repair store.

Locals raised worries for the cobbler shop Macdonalds. Owner of the 30-year-old shop Alan Macdonald said the new unit would be placed across the street and make it “difficult” for his business.

Resident Gemma Surman decided to start a petition asking the supermarket to withdraw the planning application. The petition promoted on social media collected a total of 1,000 signatures.

When the application was due to be discussed at a parish council meeting, Tesco confirmed it would not be progressing.

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