UK: Tesco drops Eco-town plan

Supermarket giant Tesco announced today that it was dropping its bid to build one of the proposed eco-towns in the United Kingdom.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2008 - 18:13

Supermarket giant Tesco announced today that it was dropping its bid to build one of the proposed eco-towns in the United Kingdom.

Hanley Grange in Cambridgeshire was one of 15 shortlisted by the Government this year as potential sites for up to 10 environmentally-sustainable new settlements.

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Courts Heathrow Place: UK Place: United Kingdom Place: Hanley Grange Place: Cambridgeshire Place: Staffordshire Place: Lincolnshire Place: Bedfordshire Place: Cambridge Person: Shadow housing minister Person: Grant Shapps Event: New Year Organisation: Tesco Organisation: Wellcome Trust Organisation: Department for Communities and Local Government Organisation: Campaign to Protect Rural England Organisation: CPRE

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